Research Article

Remedying the Mitochondria to Cure Human Diseases by Natural Products

Table 8

Similarities and differences between the mitochondrial mechanisms for natural products regulating different diseases.

DiseasesMajor mechanismsNatural products

CancerEnergy metabolism obstructionRhein [39]
Gracillin [44]
Oxidative stressBulbine frutescens [37]
Bullfrog oil [38]
Orientin [40]
Asparanin A [42]
Gracillin [44]
ApoptosisBulbine frutescens [37]
Orientin [40]
Licochalcone A [41]
Asparanin A [42]
Parameritannin A-2 [43]
Cernumidine [45]
Mitochondrial membrane potential imbalanceBullfrog oil [38]
Rhein [39]
Asparanin A [42]
Cernumidine [45]

Neurodegenerative diseasesEnergy metabolism obstructionSolanum melongena extract [46]
Ganoderma lucidum [47]
α-Arbutin [51]
Auraptene [54]
Oxidative stressSolanum melongena extract [46]
Linalool [48]
α-Arbutin [51]
Naringenin [52]
Apigenin [53]
Auraptene [54]
ApoptosisGanoderma lucidum [47]
Cinnamic acid derivatives [49]
Proanthocyanidins [50]
Naringenin [52]
Apigenin [53]
Naringenin [55]
Ulmoside A [56]
Mitochondrial membrane potential imbalanceGanoderma lucidum [47]
Linalool [48]
α-Arbutin [51]
Mitochondrial fusion, division, and autophagyCelastrol [57]

Liver diseasesEnergy metabolism obstructionRooibos tea [58]
Cimicifuga racemosa extract [59]
Polygonatum kingianum [61]
Betaine [63]
Nicotinamide riboside [64]
Puerarin [65]
Punica granatum L. [62]
Silybin [67]
Salvianolic acid B [68]
Oxidative stressCimicifuga racemosa extract [59]
Sipjeondaebo-tang [60]
Polygonatum kingianum [61]
Nicotinamide riboside [64]
Diosgenin [66]
Silybin [67]
NecroX-7 [69]
ApoptosisCimicifuga racemosa extract [59]
Polygonatum kingianum [61]
Betaine [63]
Silybin [67]
Salvianolic acid B [68]
Mitochondrial membrane potential imbalanceCimicifuga racemosa extract [59]
Sipjeondaebo-tang [60]
Diosgenin [66]
Salvianolic acid B [68]
NecroX-7 [69]
Fatty acid oxidationSilybin [67]
NecroX-7 [69]

T2DMEnergy metabolism obstructionPolysaccharides from Portulaca oleracea L. [70]
Korean red ginseng [71]
Berberine [72]
Quercetin [73]
Theaflavins [74]
Puerarin [76]
Mitochondrial membrane potential imbalancePolysaccharides from Portulaca oleracea L. [70]
Silibinin [75]
ApoptosisSilibinin [75]
Mitochondrial fusion, division, and autophagyKorean red ginseng [71]
Quercetin [73]
Theaflavins [74]
Silibinin [75]
Puerarin [76]

Diabetes complicationsEnergy metabolism obstructionQiDiTangShen granules [77]
Shengmai San [78]
Water extracts of Liuwei Dihuang [79]
Salidroside [82]
Hydroxytyrosol [85]
Oxidative stressWater extracts of Liuwei Dihuang [79]
Anthocyanins [80]
Ginsenoside Rb1 [84]
Hydroxytyrosol [85]
ApoptosisAnthocyanins [80]
Orientin [81]
Astragalus polysaccharides [83]
Ginsenoside Rb1 [84]
Mitochondrial membrane potential imbalanceOrientin [81]
Water extracts of Liuwei Dihuang [79]
Mitochondrial fusion, division, and autophagyOrientin [81]
QiDiTangShen granules [77]
Salidroside [82]

ObesityEnergy metabolism obstructionMelinjo (Gnetum gnemon L.) seed extract [88]
Cinnamomum cassia Presl [89]
Isorhamnetin [91]
Zeaxanthin [92]
Berberine [93]
Purpurin [94]
Epigallocatechin-3-gallate [95]
Guarana (Paullinia cupana Kunth) [90]
Mitochondrial membrane potential imbalanceZeaxanthin [92]
Berberine [93]
Purpurin [94]
Mitochondrial fusion, division, and autophagyCinnamomum cassia Presl [89]
Isorhamnetin [91]
Zeaxanthin [92]
Epigallocatechin-3-gallate [95]
Guarana (Paullinia cupana Kunth) [90]
Fatty acid metabolismGreen tea [86]

Myocardial injuryEnergy metabolism obstructionPropolis [96]
Luteoloside [99]
Eriodictyol [101]
Dihydromyricetin [102]
Vitexin [103]
Apigenin [105]
Oxidative stressCapsaicin [97]
Quercetin [98]
Luteoloside [99]
Astragaloside IV [100]
Eriodictyol [101]
Dihydromyricetin [102]
Vitexin [103]
Honokiol [104]
Apigenin [105]
ApoptosisCapsaicin [97]
Quercetin [98]
Luteoloside [99]
Astragaloside IV [100]
Eriodictyol [101]
Dihydromyricetin [102]
Apigenin [105]
Mitochondrial membrane potential imbalanceCapsaicin [97]
Quercetin [98]
Luteoloside [99]
Astragaloside IV [100]
Eriodictyol [101]
Vitexin [103]
Honokiol [104]
Apigenin [105]