Advance in study on pharmacological effect of Eucommiae Folium.
- Author:
Tian-Yi YUAN
1
;
Lian-Hua FANG
;
Yang LV
;
Guan-Hu DU
Author Information
1. Beijing Key Laboratory of Drug Targets Identfication and Drug Screening, Institute of Materia Medica, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100050, China. yuan-tianyi@imm.ac.cn
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Animals;
Chemistry, Pharmaceutical;
Drugs, Chinese Herbal;
adverse effects;
chemistry;
pharmacology;
therapeutic use;
Eucommiaceae;
chemistry;
Humans
- From:
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
2013;38(6):781-785
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Eucommia ulmoides is a valuable traditional Chinese medicine, whose cortexes have long been used as medi cines. Due to the scarcity of its resources, people began using its leaves instead of cortexes in medicines. Eucommiae Folium and its leaves have many pharmacological effects and thereby being clinically applied as genuine traditional Chinese medicines. Modern pharmological studies have showed that Eucommiae Folium leaves have such effects as blood pressure reduction, blood lipid regulation, cardiovascular protection, anti-obesity, anti-inflammation, anti-virus, enhancement of immunologic function, resistance against senility and anti-fatigue. In clinic, Eucommiae Folium is mainly used to treat hypertention and obstetrical and gynecological disease. The essay summarizes the latest advance in domestic and foreign studie on pharmacological effeets and clinical applications of Eucommiae Folium leaves, and thus providing reference for studies on new drugs of Eucommiae Folium leave.
