Non-Volatile Constituents and Pharmacology of Chimonanthus: a Review SHU Ren-Geng1*, WAN Yi-Li1, 2, WANG Xiao-Min3
Chinese Journal of Natural Chinese Journal of Natural Medicines 2019, 17(3): 01610186 Medicines •Review• Non-volatile constituents and pharmacology of Chimonanthus: A review SHU Ren-Geng1*, WAN Yi-Li1, 2, WANG Xiao-Min3 1 School of Pharmacy, Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang 330004, China; 2 School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China; 3 School of Life Science, Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang 330004, China Available online 20 Mar., 2019 [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, antihypergly- cemic, 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. [KEY WORDS] Chimonanthus; Non-volatile constituents; Pharmacology; Review [CLC Number] R965 [Document code] A [Article ID] 2095-6975(2019)03-0161-26 Introduction oxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, antihyperglycemic, antihyperlipidemic effects [3-9]. Further more, some species of The genus Chimonanthus, a popular garden and ornamental Chimonanthus have been processed into beverages and plant, is a member of the family Calycanthaceae endemic to preparations, like Golden Tea, Xiang-Feng Tea, Shi-Liang Tea, [1] China, which has survived since the tertiary relic period . Shanlameiye Granule, Tiekuaizi, Fufangxianlingfengshijiu, According to the Flora of China, the genus comprises only six Malanganhan Capsule, Piweishu, Huatuo bill ointmentetc.
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