Effect of puerarin on inflammation-related diseases
10.3969/j.issn.1001-1978.2018.01.003
- VernacularTitle:葛根素对炎症相关疾病研究进展
- Author:
wei Xiang ZENG
1
;
Qian FENG
;
ying Ying ZHANG
;
ming Feng ZHAO
;
qin Xiu ZHAN
Author Information
1. 南京中医药大学医学与生命科学学院
- Keywords:
puerarin;
inflammation;
cardiovascular disease;
os-teoporosis;
diabetic mellitus;
cancer
- From:
Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin
2018;34(1):8-11
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Puerarin is a kind of isoflavone extracted from the root of Radix Pueraria .Studies showed that puerarin had a variety of functional activities, such as anti-inflammation, antioxidation, anti-osteoporosis , lowering blood glucose , anti-tumor and so on . The effects of puerarin for inflammation-related diseases are mainly summarized in this research , including cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, diabetes and cancer .Realizing that anti-inflammation is the common mechanism for puerarin in treatment of these diseases , reference basis is expected to be offered for puerarin to play a broad application prospect in clinical practice .
