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These include known compounds such as \u03b2-sitosterol (1), bauerenol (2), oleanolic acid (3), 3\u03b2-friedelanol (4), kaempferol (5), quercetin (6), 2\u2032,6\u2032-dihydroxy-3\u2032,4\u2032-dimethoxychalcone (7), friedelan-3-one (8), dipterocarpol (9), 3\u03b2-hydroxyolean-12-en-28-one 3-p-coumarate (10), daucosterol (11), astilbin (12), 3-methoxy-4-hydroxybenzoic acid (13), and pouzolignan F (14). Among these, compound 14 displayed the most potent inhibitory activity on nitric oxide (NO) production in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 macrophages, with an IC50 value of 10.54 \u00b1 0.4 \u00b5M. Mechanistic studies further revealed that compound 14 significantly suppressed the LPS-induced release of key pro-inflammatory cytokines, tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-\u03b1) and interleukin-6 (IL-6). Furthermore, it inhibited the activation of the nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-\u03baB) signaling pathway by preventing the nuclear translocation of its p65 subunit. 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