Research Progress on Chemical Components and Mechanism of Guava Leaf in Type 2 Diabetes Treatment
10.11842/wst.2014.05.015
- VernacularTitle:番石榴叶化学成分及其治疗2型糖尿病研究进展
- Author:
Xiangyu GUO
;
Tonghua LIU
;
Yandi ZHU
;
Wen SUN
;
Ying DUAN
;
Tunhai XU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Guava leaf;
effective component;
type 2 diabetes;
anti-diabetic mechanism
- From:
World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2014;(5):1029-1034
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Guava leaf (GL) has been widely used as an herbal medicine for diabetes treatment in tropical and sub-tropical regions. GL has the function of drying dampness and fortifying the spleen, clearing heat and resolving toxins. Modern pharmacological study showed that GL contained flavonoid, phenolic acids, terpene, sesquiterpenoids and other chemical compounds, which regulated hyperglycemia. In recent years, the clinical and basic research on GL has received certain progress. This article reviewed effective components of GL, as well as research progress on clini-cal and basic research of type 2 diabetes.
