Advance of a representative traditional Tibetan medicine Meconopsis horridula on its phytochemical and pharmacological aspects.
10.19540/j.cnki.cjcmm.20170807.002
- Author:
Feng ZHAO
1
;
He-Xin-Ge ZHANG
1
;
Rui-Feng BAI
1
;
Bing-Zhao TU
1
;
Xiao-Li GAO
1
;
Peng-Fei TU
1
;
Xing-Yun CHAI
1
Author Information
1. Modern Research Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine, School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Meconopsis horridula;
Papaveraceae;
chemical constituent;
pharmacological activity;
traditional Tibetan medicine
- From:
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
2017;42(19):3676-3683
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Meconopsis horridula is one of alpine plants belonging to family Papaveraceae, mainly distributed in Himalaya Range area. M. horridula is a rare alpine flower, and is a kind of traditional Tibetan medicine, which has been included in more than 40 compound formulae, having efficacies of clearing away heat and alleviating pain, activating blood circulation to remove stasis, traditionally used for the treatment of fractures, injuries, and chest and back pains. Modern research shows that the whole plant of M. horridula contains alkaloids, flavonoids, and terpenes, and its pharmacological activities including antitumor, antivirus and myocardial protection etc. However, due to various factors, the current research of M.horridula still faces many challenges. This paper summaries herein a progress of MH on its ecological resources, traditional uses, and studies on chemical constituents and pharmacological effects, hopefully to provide a useful reference for the ecological protection and applications.
