Camptothecin

Camptothecin is a quinoline-based alkaloid found in the barks of the chinese camptotheca tree and the Asian nothapodytes tree. Camptotheca acuminate as the fruit and root of the Chinese dove tree with cold nature and bitter flavor. In "Chinese herbs" which is described as "cancer-curable, calculus exploded, curing the cancer in stomach, rectum and cystic, also has the good effects for chronic granulocytic leukemia. The whole Chinese dove tree contains the alkaloid-Camptothecin.Anti-cancer is the major pharmacodynamic effect.