Pharmacological Effects of Mangiferin
10.3969/j.issn.1674-6384.2011.04.005
- Author:
Zhiquan WEI
;
Jiagang DENG
;
Li YAN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
immunological regulations;
mangiferin;
mango leaves;
metabolic regulations;
pharmacology
- From:
Chinese Herbal Medicines
2011;(4):262-267
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Mango leaves have been widely used in the clinical practice for thousands of years in traditional Chinese medicine.Mangiferin,an effective constituent in the mango leaves,has multiple pharmacological actions involved in some basic pathological processes,such as inflammation,oxidative injury,tumor growth,micro-organism infections,metabolic regulations,and immunological regulations.The pharmacological effects of mangiferin from some published data are reviewed in this article.
