摘要
A Chinese herb called Donglincao was identified as Rabdosia rubescens (Hemsl) Hara (Labiatae). It is widely distributed in the Yellow River valley and used in folk medicine for the treatment of esophageal carcinoma. Experiments showed that the water and alcoholic extracts of this herb exhibited cytotoxic, antitumor and antibacterial activities. Clinically, it is also effective in the treatment of
