Medicinal values and their chemical bases of Paris.
- Author:
Yue-hu WANG
;
Hong-mei NIU
;
Zhao-yun ZHANG
;
Xiang-yang HU
;
Heng LI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Animals;
Drug Therapy;
Drugs, Chinese Herbal;
chemistry;
pharmacology;
Humans;
Magnoliopsida;
chemistry;
Plants, Medicinal;
chemistry
- From:
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
2015;40(5):833-839
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Medicinal values and their chemical bases of Paris (Trilliaceae) are reviewed. Paris plants include 40 species and varieties. Among them, 18 ones are medicinal plants with similarity in traditional uses. Fourteen species have been studied phytochemically, which led to isolation of 207 compounds including 121 steroidal saponins. These saponins are major active constituents from Paris plants, which can explain the traditional uses of the plants to treat cancer, malignant boil, bleeding, gastritis, and so on. The similarity in medicinal uses and chemical constituents of Paris plants implies the possibility of resource substitution among these species. It is worth to further investigate Paris plants in chemical constituents, pharmacological activity, biological property, and toxicology.
