Non-volatile constituents and pharmacology of Chimonanthus: A review.
10.1016/S1875-5364(19)30020-2
- Author:
Ren-Geng SHU
1
,
2
;
Yi-Li WAN
3
;
Xiao-Min WANG
4
Author Information
1. School of Pharmacy, Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang 330004, China. Electronic address: shurg@
2. com.
3. School of Pharmacy, Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang 330004, China; School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China.
4. School of Life Science, Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang 330004, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Chimonanthus;
Non-volatile constituents;
Pharmacology;
Review
- MeSH:
Animals;
Calycanthaceae;
chemistry;
Drugs, Chinese Herbal;
chemistry;
pharmacology;
therapeutic use;
toxicity;
Humans;
Medicine, Chinese Traditional;
Phytochemicals;
chemistry;
pharmacology;
therapeutic use;
toxicity;
Phytotherapy
- From:
Chinese Journal of Natural Medicines (English Ed.)
2019;17(3):161-186
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Chimonanthus plants widely distributed in southern area of China, which have a long history of edibles and medicine. Phytochemical investigations have shown that Chimonanthus produced 143 non-volatile constituents, including alkaloids, flavonoids, terpenoids, coumarins and others, which exhibit significant anti-oxidant, anti-bacterial, anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, antihyperglycemic, antihyperlipidemic and other biological activities. On the basis of systematic reviewing of literatures, this article overviews the non-volatile constituents and pharmacology of Chimonanthus from domestic and foreign over the last 30 years (until June 2018), and may provide a useful reference for the further development of Chimonanthus.
