[Simiaotongzhuo Decoction for the treatment of type III prostatitis: A clinical observation].

Objective: To observe the clinical effect of Simiaotongzhuo Decoction (SMTZD) on the symptoms of type III prostatitis with damp-heat stagnation syndrome.

Methods: Using the randomized control method, we divided 140 cases of type III prostatitis with damp-heat stagnation syndrome into two groups and treated them orally with SMTZD at 200 ml per time bid (n = 65) and Tamsulosin Hydrochloride Sustained Release Capsules (THSRC) at 0.2 mg per time qd (n = 75), both for 6 weeks.

A novel antitumor compound nobiliside D isolated from sea cucumber ( Selenka).

An anticancer compound, triterpene glycoside, was isolated from Selenka. Its chemical structure and configuration were determined by two-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. The novel active compound was identified as nobiliside D, with the molecular formula CHOSNa and chemical name 3-O-[-β-D-pyranosyl (1-2)-4'-O-sulfon-ate-β-D-xylopyranosyl]-alkoxy-9-ene-3β, 12α, 17α, 25β-4 alcohol.