Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry, Pharmacology and Toxicology of Rhizoma phragmitis: A Narrative Review.
10.1007/s11655-022-3572-1
- Author:
Yuan REN
1
;
Ge-Dan CUI
1
;
Li-Sha HE
2
;
Huan YAO
1
;
Chang-Yan ZI
1
;
Yong-Xiang GAO
3
Author Information
1. Department of Rheumatology, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 610072, China.
2. School of Basic Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 611130, China.
3. International Education College, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 610075, China. drgaoyx@cdutcm.edu.cn.
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Chinese medicine;
Rhizoma phragmitis;
pharmacology;
phytochemistry
- MeSH:
Humans;
Plant Extracts/pharmacology*;
Rhizome;
Drugs, Chinese Herbal/therapeutic use*;
Antioxidants/therapeutic use*;
Antiviral Agents/therapeutic use*;
Medicine, Chinese Traditional;
Phytochemicals/therapeutic use*;
Ethnopharmacology;
COVID-19 Drug Treatment
- From:
Chinese journal of integrative medicine
2022;28(12):1127-1136
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Rhizoma phragmitis is a common Chinese herbal medicine whose effects are defined as 'clearing heat and fire, promoting fluid production to quench thirst, eliminating irritability, stopping vomiting, and disinhibiting urine'. During the Novel Coronavirus epidemic in 2020, the Weijing Decoction and Wuye Lugen Decoction, with Rhizoma phragmitis as the main herbal component, were included in The Pneumonia Treatment Protocol for Novel Coronavirus Infection (Trial Version 5) due to remarkable antiviral effects. Modern pharmacological studies have shown that Rhizoma phragmitis has antiviral, antioxidative, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and hypoglycemic functions, lowers blood lipids and protects the liver and kidney. This review aims to provide a systematic summary of the botany, traditional applications, phytochemistry, pharmacology and toxicology of Rhizoma phragmitis.
