Research progress on chemical constituents and pharmacological activities of Lycium ruthenicum
10.7501/j.issn.0253-2670.2020.22.028
- VernacularTitle: 黑果枸杞化学成分和药理活性的研究进展
- Author:
Li-Juan MA
1
Author Information
1. Qinghai Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Anthocyanin;
Chemical constituents;
Health-care effect;
Lycium ruthenicum Murr.;
Pharmacological activities;
Trace element
- From:
Chinese Traditional and Herbal Drugs
2020;51(22):5884-5893
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Lycium ruthenicum is a kind of medicinal and edible plant with excellent health-care effect, which is a unique medicinal plant in the desert region of northwest China. Phytochemical investigations have identified that the fruit of this herb contains a variety of bioactive ingredients, including anthocyanins, flavonoids, alkaloids, and polysaccharides, as well as of fatty acids, amino acids, and some trace elements (such as manganese, selenium, and zinc, etc). Modern pharmacological researches have demonstrated that both the extract of L. ruthenicum and its constituents exhibit a wide range of pharmacological activities, such as anti-oxidation, anti-fatigue, hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic activity, cardiovascular and liver protection, as well as immune-regulatory activity. The chemical constituents of L. ruthenicum and their pharmacological effects are systematically summarized in this paper, and all information presented here may strongly facilitate further investigations on the pharmacological activities of this herb and the development and applications of the related products of this herb.
