| Literature DB >> 29802946 |
Sizhuo Suo1, Yunfeng Lai2, Meng Li3, Qirui Song4, Jing Cai5, Jing Zhao6, Qing Yang7, Carolina Oi Lam Ung8, Hao Hu9.
Abstract
Amomi fructus (A. fructus) (Sharen) is a well-known traditional Chinese medicine widely used to treat gastrointestinal diseases. It has high medical and economic values, which have been confirmed both in vitro and in vivo studies. This review highlights the phytochemicals, pharmacology, clinical application, patents, and products of A. fructus. More than 100 phytochemicals have been isolated and identified from A. fructus, mainly including volatile oils, saponins, flavonoids, organic acids, inorganic ingredients, and polysaccharides. The main pharmacology of gastrointestinal protection, anti-inflammatory activity, analgesic activity, antidiarrheal activity, antibacterial activity, anti-microbial activity and hypoglycemic activity have been confirmed. The main clinical applications include functional digestion disorder, gastritis, helicobacter pylori infection in children and treatment of mastitis. There are 23 patents and 405 different drug products of A. fructus.Entities:
Keywords: Amomi fructus; Clinical application; Patents and products; Pharmacology; Phytochemicals
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Year: 2018 PMID： 29802946 DOI： 10.1016/j.fct.2018.05.051
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Food Chem Toxicol ISSN： 0278-6915 Impact factor: 6.023