“…Chrysophanol isolated from S. obtusifolia and rhubarb rhizome inhibited PTP 1B activity (IC 50 : 5.8 μM) and stimulated glucose transport in insulin‐stimulated myotubes (Babu et al, ; Jung et al, ; Lee & Sohn, ; Lee, Yoon, Hwang, Kim, & Kim, ). Chrysophanol glucosides, chrysophanol‐8‐O‐β‐D‐glucopyranoside, chrysophanol triglucoside, and chrysophanol tetraglucoside from S. obtusifolia inhibited PTP 1B activity with IC 50 values of 8.8, 80.17, and 103.89 μM, respectively (Jung et al, ). Similarly, Onoda et al () have reported that chrysophanol isolated from Masiningan extract, a traditional herbal medicine consisting of Cannabis sativa Linne, Paeonia lactiflora Pallas, Citrus aurantium Linne, Magnolia officinalis Rehd.…”