Chinese Medicines Induce Cell Death: The Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms for Cancer Therapy

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Schematic diagram of the mechanisms of CMs-induced cancer apoptosis. ACE: 1′S-1′-acetoxyeugenol acetate; AE: aloe emodin; ART: artemisinins; ATO: arsenic trioxide; BAI: baicalin; BL: baicalein; BER: berberine; CAM: camptothecin; CAT: catechins; CRP: cryptocaryone; CRY: cryptotanshinone; CUR: curcumin; CUL: curcumol; EL: β-elemene; EGCG: (-)epicatechin-3-gallate and polyphenols; EMO: Emodin; ES: extract of shizhuyu; EUG: eugenol; GA: gambogic acid; GC: gancao; GS: Ginseng; GY: gypenosides, HES: hesperidin; HET: hesperetin; MAT: matrine; OR: oridonin; ORA: oroxylin A; OX: oxymatrine; PD: polyphyllin D; PAB: pseudolaric acid B; SHI: shikonin; SIL: silibinin; SRA: selenium-rich amino acids; TAN: tanshinone IIA; TET: tetrandrine; TH: total huangqin glucosides; TRI: triptolide; UA: ursolic acid; WO: wogonin.