Review of pharmacological activities of Dendrobium officinale based on traditional functions.
- Author:
Gui-Yuan LV
1
;
Mei-Qiu YAN
;
Su-Hong CHEN
Author Information
1. Institute of Materia Medica, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310053, China. lv.gy@263.net
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Animals;
Dendrobium;
chemistry;
classification;
Drugs, Chinese Herbal;
pharmacology;
Humans;
Medicine, Chinese Traditional;
methods;
Plant Structures;
chemistry
- From:
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
2013;38(4):489-493
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
This review firstly made a summary of ancient literature on traditional functions of Dendrobium, combined with literature of modern pharmacological research and clinical application of D. officinale from CNKI search system, it was summarized that D. officinale had broad bioactivities including immunomodulation, antifatigue activity, antioxidation, digest-promotion, stimulation of salivary secretion, lowering hyperglycemia, anti-hypertension, anti liver injury and antitumor activity, etc. Furthermore, public healty needs and present situation of cooperative product development were analyzed base on tradtional functions, pharmacological actions and related clinical applications of D. officinale, could provide a reference for the further industrial development.
