Traditional Chinese medicine has been practiced for thousands of years, and is now receiving rigorous research thanks to the isolation of active ingredients and a better understanding of mechanisms of action. For example, Artemisinin, the active ingredient extracted from a Chinese materia medica Artemisia annua, is the most effective antimalarial drug. Ginsenosides are a class of natural product steroid glycosides and triterpene saponins. Compounds in this family are found almost exclusively in the plant genus Panax (ginseng), which has a long history of use in traditional medicine. Therefore, it is a good and economical way to discover new chemical drugs based on active ingredients and leading compounds separating from Chinese herbal medicine and it may be an available path with less risk. With the continuous development of the traditional Chinese medicine industry in recent years, it is proved that traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) monomers have a marked effect for treating some diseases.

Natural Compound Library in Chinese Pharmacopoeia by TargetMol consists of 2051 natural products carefully selected from Chinese Pharmacopoeia (CP) Dictionary, including 246 active ingredients from traditional Chinese herb medicine, such as Danshen (Salvia miltiorrhiza), Eucommia ulmoides, Huangqi (Astragalus), etc. which is a powerful tool for research in antitumor, antibacterial, apoptosis, and autophagy. These Chinese medicine monomers consist of greatly diversified structures, such as Genistein, polyphenols, β-Carotene, Ursolic acid, Flavonoids, and Saponins, etc. with known bioactivity information that will assist you in improving the drug screening success rate.