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Here, we present the first review comprehensively summarizing recent pharmacological advances of SNH, with a focus on its broad-spectrum bioactivities and therapeutic repurposing potential. Literature up to December 2025 was retrieved from PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, and CNKI, prioritizing experimental studies on SNH\u2019s synthesis, detection, and biological functions. SNH exhibits potent antibacterial and antifungal effects against drug-resistant pathogens through mechanisms involving membrane disruption, quorum-sensing inhibition, and oxidative stress induction. Moreover, it demonstrates antitumor activity in lung, breast, and liver cancer models by regulating non-coding RNA networks, inducing apoptosis and pyroptosis, and provoking oxidative damage. Notably, SNH also acts as an immunoadjuvant, enhancing both cellular and humoral immune responses in vaccination settings. Although the preclinical evidence is compelling, further research is needed to clarify its mechanisms, pharmacokinetics, and safety\n                    <jats:italic>in vivo<\/jats:italic>\n                    . This review underscores the multifaceted potential of SNH and highlights the importance of translational efforts toward its clinical development against resistant infections, cancer, and as a vaccine component.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3389\/fphar.2026.1799614","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,26]],"date-time":"2026-03-26T06:35:55Z","timestamp":1774506955000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Sodium New Houttuyfonate: a comprehensive review of pharmacological advances in antimicrobial, antitumor, and adjuvanticity effects"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Lihua","family":"Fang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Endocrinology, Shenzhen Longhua District Central Hospital","place":["Shenzhen, China"]},{"name":"Department of Medical Laboratory, Shenzhen Longhua District Central Hospital","place":["Shenzhen, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Dexin","family":"Yang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medical Laboratory, Shenzhen Longhua District Central Hospital","place":["Shenzhen, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jie","family":"Ning","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Endocrinology, Shenzhen Longhua District Central Hospital","place":["Shenzhen, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,26]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1577561","DOI":"10.3389\/fphar.2025.1577561","article-title":"Efficacy of sodium new houttuyfonate against aspergillus flavus: insights from in vitro and in vivo models of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis","volume":"16","author":"Bao","year":"2025","journal-title":"Front. 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