Polysaccharide fromPatrinia heterophyllaBunge Inhibits HeLa Cell Proliferation Through Induction of Apoptosis and Cell Cycle Arrest

BackgroundTraditional Chinese medicine was used to provide the novel basis for pharmaceutical drug discovery. In recent years, polysaccharides isolated from traditional Chinese medicinal herbs were widely studied to find an additional treatment for cancer therapy. Patrinia heterophylla Bunge usually functions as a folklore medicine against leucorrhea, metrorrhagia, and metrostaxis. The bioactive compounds of Patrinia heterophylla Bunge, such as "polysaccharide," were found to possess potent anticancer activity.