Advances in modern research on anti-liver disease of Tibetan medicine Semen Hertospermi
10.7501/j.issn.0253-2670.2020.02.035
- Author:
Ling-Yu HANG
1
Author Information
1. College of Pharmacy, Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Fatty acid;
Herpetospermum caudigerum Wall.;
Lignans;
Liver disease;
Polysaccharides
- From:
Chinese Traditional and Herbal Drugs
2020;51(2):549-556
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Semen Hertospermi (Bolengguazi in Chinese, BL), as well-known Tibetan medicine, is one of commonly used drugs by Tibetan healers for the treatment of liver diseases and cholic diseases. Modern research indicated that BL had multiple pharmacological effects including hepatoprotection, anti-hepatitis B virus and anti-liver fibrosis, etc. And the lignans are the major pharmacodynamic substances. The fatty acid, polysaccharides and other ingredients also have hepatoprotective effects. This article mainly reviews the pharmacodynamic substances, pharmacological effects, preparation research and development related to anti-liver disease, so as to provide reference and thinking for the research and application of BL and preparations development in the prevention of liver disease and promote the modern research and development of ethnic medicine.
