Systematic review for geo-authentic Lonicerae Japonicae Flos
10.1007/s11684-017-0504-0
- Author:
Yang XINGYUE
1
;
Liu YALI
;
Hou AIJUAN
;
Yang YANG
;
Tian XIN
;
He LIYUN
Author Information
1. Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
- Keywords:
Lonicerae Japonicae Flos;
geo-authentic;
herbal quality;
chemical fingerprint;
component analysis
- From:
Frontiers of Medicine
2017;11(2):203-213
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
In traditional Chinese medicine,Lonicerae Japonicae Flos is commonly used as anti-inflammatory,antiviral,and antipyretic herbal medicine,and geo-authentic herbs are believed to present the highest quality among all samples from different regions.To discuss the current situation and trend of geo-authentic Lonicerae Japonicae Flos,we searched Chinese Biomedicine Literature Database,Chinese Journal Full-text Database,Chinese Scientific Journal Full-text Database,Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials,Wanfang,and PubMed.We investigated all studies up to November 2015 pertaining to quality assessment,discrimination,pharmacological effects,planting or processing,or ecological system of geo-authentic Lonicerae Japonicae Flos.Sixty-five studies mainly discussing about chemical fingerprint,component analysis,planting and processing,discrimination between varieties,ecological system,pharmacological effects,and safety were systematically reviewed.By analyzing these studies,we found that the key points of geo-authentic Lonicerae Japonicae Flos research were quality and application.Further studies should focus on improving the quality by selecting the more superior of all varieties and evaluating clinical effectiveness.
