Biological Activity
Picroside II displaysmany anti-cancer properties such as anti-metastatic, anti-angiogenic, and anti-apoptotic activities in both in vitro and in vivo studies.It also exerts antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antidiarrheal effectsagainst acute oxidative injuries such as severe acute pancreatitis-inducedintestinal barrier injury. PII has protective effects onischemia/reperfusion (I/R)-induced injury by interacting with differentmechanisms in various in vitro and in vivo models.', 'Phytochemical found in Traditional Chinese Medicine herbal preparations. Picroside II, a glucoside, is reported to have hepatoprotective, cardioprotective, and neuroprotective properties.
