Ethnobotany, Phytochemistry and Pharmacological Properties of Eucommia ulmoides: A Review
| Autor: | Yuan-Zhong Wang, Jian-Wu He, Li Tang, Chao-Yong Wang, Jing Li |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Quality Control
Phytochemistry ved/biology.organism_classification_rank.species Eucommia ulmoides Traditional Chinese medicine 01 natural sciences Antioxidants Lignans Terpene 03 medical and health sciences Phenols Humans Hypoglycemic Agents Immunologic Factors Iridoids Antihypertensive Agents Hypolipidemic Agents 030304 developmental biology Flavonoids 0303 health sciences Bone Density Conservation Agents biology Traditional medicine Terpenes ved/biology Eucommiaceae Officinal Phytosterols General Medicine biology.organism_classification Antineoplastic Agents Phytogenic 0104 chemical sciences 010404 medicinal & biomolecular chemistry Neuroprotective Agents Complementary and alternative medicine Eucommia visual_art Ethnobotany visual_art.visual_art_medium Bark Phytotherapy |
| Zdroj: | The American Journal of Chinese Medicine. 47:259-300 |
| ISSN: | 1793-6853 0192-415X |
| DOI: | 10.1142/s0192415x19500137 |
| Popis: | Eucommia ulmoides Oliver, a single species of Eucommia genus belonging to the Eucommiaceae family, is an endemic in China and has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for nearly two thousand years. Records from different historical periods highlight E. ulmoides and its officinal botanical parts, usefulness in adaptation to disease and its central role in Chinese medicine theory. There are also historical collection documents for minorities in China. Tearing the leaves, bark and fruit produces strands of latex; a description of E. ulmoides’s morphological features is recorded in this paper. This review summarizes 204 natural compounds isolated from this plant, which are divided into seven categories: lignans, iridoids, flavonoids, phenols, steroids, terpenes and others. These components possess wide-ranging pharmacological efficacies, such as antihypertensive, antihyperglycemic, antihyperlipidemia, anti-oxidative, anti-osteoporosis, antitumor, immunomodulatory and neuroprotective activities. This review aims to provide a reference for extensive researches of E. ulmoides crude drugs, especially for quality control, biosynthesis and structure modification of active ingredients and pharmacological mechanism. |
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