Non-volatile constituents and pharmacology of Chimonanthus: A review.
10.1016/S1875-5364(19)30020-2
- Author:
Ren-Geng SHU
1
;
Yi-Li WAN
2
,
3
;
Xiao-Min WANG
4
Author Information
1. School of Pharmacy, Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang 330004, China. Electronic address: shurg@163.com.
2. School of Pharmacy, Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang 330004, China
3. School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China.
4. School of Life Science, Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang 330004, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Chimonanthus;
Non-volatile constituents;
Pharmacology;
Review
- MeSH:
Animals;
Calycanthaceae;
chemistry;
Drugs, Chinese Herbal;
chemistry;
pharmacology;
therapeutic use;
toxicity;
Humans;
Medicine, Chinese Traditional;
Phytochemicals;
chemistry;
pharmacology;
therapeutic use;
toxicity;
Phytotherapy
- From:
Chinese Journal of Natural Medicines (English Ed.)
2019;17(3):161-186
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Chimonanthus plants widely distributed in southern area of China, which have a long history of edibles and medicine. Phytochemical investigations have shown that Chimonanthus produced 143 non-volatile constituents, including alkaloids, flavonoids, terpenoids, coumarins and others, which exhibit significant anti-oxidant, anti-bacterial, anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, antihyperglycemic, antihyperlipidemic and other biological activities. On the basis of systematic reviewing of literatures, this article overviews the non-volatile constituents and pharmacology of Chimonanthus from domestic and foreign over the last 30 years (until June 2018), and may provide a useful reference for the further development of Chimonanthus.
