Verbascoside, the main component of Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata, is effective in treating diabetic nephropathy through NR4A1‐LKB1‐AMPK (Chen et al. 2023) and PI3K/AKT/NF‐κB signaling pathways (Zhang, Zhang et al. This evidence concerns the gene NR4A1 and diabetic kidney disease.