Progress on anti-infectious activities of plants from genus Zanthoxylum
10.7501/j.issn.0253-2670.2018.22.036
- Author:
Jing-Rong LOU
1
Author Information
1. School of Medicine and Life Sciences, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, University of Jinan
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Antibacteria activity;
Antifungus activity;
Antiparasites activity;
Antivirus activity;
Zanthoxylum L.
- From:
Chinese Traditional and Herbal Drugs
2018;49(22):5477-5484
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
There are more than 50 species of Zanthoxylum (Rutaceae) plants in China, which are very important Chinese meteria medica and natural medicines. It has a variety of pharmacological activities, among which one of the important activities is to inhibit the growth of pathogenic microorganisms and parasites, which can be used as the source of anti-infection drugs. This paper reviews the progress on anti-infective activities of the plants of genus Zanthoxylum in recent years, covering infectious pathogens from bacteria, fungi, viruses to parasites, in order to provide references for the search of novel structural compounds and antiinfective drugs with new mechanisms.
