Research progress on chemical constituents and bioactivities of Lepidium meyenii.
10.19540/j.cnki.cjcmm.20190419.202
- Author:
Long-Bo ZHU
1
;
Zhi-Lai ZHAN
2
;
Qing-Xiu HAO
2
;
Min CHEN
2
;
Li-Ping KANG
2
Author Information
1. State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Dao-di Herbs,National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica,China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Beijing 100700,China Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Kunming 650500,China.
2. State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Dao-di Herbs,National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica,China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Beijing 100700,China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Maca;
bioactivity;
chemical constituents;
research progress
- MeSH:
Antioxidants;
Asteraceae;
Lepidium;
Peru;
Plant Extracts
- From:
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
2019;44(19):4142-4151
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Maca( Lepidium meyenii) known as the " national treasure of Peru" and " South American ginseng",is annual or biennial herbs of the genus Lepidium in Cruciferae. It mainly contains proteins,amino acids,polysaccharides,alkaloids( including:macamides,imidazoles,hydroxypyridines,carbazoles,organic amines and so on),glucosinolates,macaenes,thioethylurea,sterols and other chemical constituents. In recent years,more and more studies have found that it could treat osteoporosis and improve prostatehyperplasia,and possessed anti-cancer,female climacteric syndrome,rheumatism,antioxidant and other pharmacological effects. In this paper,the chemical constituents and bioactivity of Maca were reviewed,which could provide the basis for the further development and utilization of Maca.
