In addition, Alpinia oxyphylla extracts inhibited the proliferation and tumor growth in hepatocellular carcinoma (HepG2, Hep3B, Bel-7402, and SMMC-7721) cell lines and also in vivo Hep3B xenograft by increasing Bax and caspase-3/-9 expressions and decreasing Bcl-2 levels. This evidence concerns the gene BAX and hepatocellular carcinoma.