Advances in studies on chemical constituents and biological activities of Desmodium species.
- Author:
Chao LIU
;
Ying WU
;
Qian-Jun ZHANG
;
Wen-Yi KANG
;
Long ZHANG
;
Qing-Di ZHOU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Animals;
Drugs, Chinese Herbal;
chemistry;
pharmacology;
Fabaceae;
chemistry;
Humans
- From:
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
2013;38(23):4006-4014
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
The chemical constituents isolated from Desmodium species (Leguminosae) included terpenoids, flavonoids, steroids, alkaloids compounds. Modem pharmacological studies have showed that the Desmodium species have antioxidant, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, hepatoprotective, diuretic, antipyretic, analgesic and choleretic activity. This article mainly has reviewed the research advances of chemical constituents and biological activities of Desmodium species since 2003.
