Research Progress on Chemical Constituents of Alpinia oxyphylla and its Pharmacological Activities
- VernacularTitle:益智化学成分及药理作用研究进展
- Author:
Haibo LI
1
;
Mi ZHOU
;
Jie DONG
;
Zhenzhong WANG
;
Liang CAO
;
Xinsheng YAO
;
Yang YU
;
Wei XIAO
Author Information
- Keywords: Alpinia oxyphylla; Chemical constituents; Sesquiterpenoids; Diphenylheptanes; pharmacological activities
- From: World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2024;26(7):1870-1887
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
- Abstract: As a commonly used traditional Chinese medicine,Alpinia oxyphylla is widely used as both medicine and edible resources.A.oxyphylla has the effects of warming the kidney,consolidating essence,contracting urine,warming the spleen,stopping diarrhea and absorbing saliva,which mainly treated diseases caused by kidney deficiency and spleen cold.A.oxyphylla is rich in chemical components,mainly including 194 volatile oil,121 terpenoids(including 111 sesquiterpenoids),19 diphenylheptanes,ten flavonoids,ten bases and nucleosides,four steroids,eight glycosides and 13 organic acids.It has a wide range of pharmacological effects such as anti-AD/PD,anti-tumor,anti-inflammatory,antioxidant,etc.This article reviews the chemical components and pharmacological effects of A.oxyphylla,in order to provide reference for its further development and rational application.
