Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi. 1996 May; 21(5): 302-3, 320.

[Anti-tumor effects of heiji (radix Astilbes chinensis]

Chen P, Lai P, Zhang P, Chen L, Li A.

Zhejiang College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hangzhou.

The experimental results indicate that the herb Heiji is able to suppress the growth of transplantable tumor (S180) in mice by 30%-51% (P < 0.01), prolong the vital stage of the EAC transplanted mice by 44% (P < 0.01) and raise the lymphocyte transformation rate in lower concentrations in vivo. It follows that Heiji has positive anti-tumor effects and deserves further research as a new anti-tumor herb.