Drewes S E, Elliot E, Khan F, Dhlamini J T B, Gcumisa M S S
School of Chemistry, University of KwaZulu-Natal Pietermaritzburg, Private Bag X01, Scottsville 3209, South Africa.
J Ethnopharmacol. 2008 Oct 28;119(3):593-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.05.027. Epub 2008 Jul 7.
The use of Hypoxis hemerocallidea Fisch. and C.A. Mey. (Hypoxidaceae) extracts for ailments other than benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) is now a reality. The whole extract, the phytosterols, as well as the major constituents it contains (hypoxoside, and its active derivative rooperol) are now finding new applications in the area of anti-oxidants, anti-inflammatories, anti-diabetics, anti-convulsants, inhibitors of drug marker substances and new evidence is presented of activity against cancerous and premalignant cancer cells. In addition, the over-the-counter (OTC) trade has undergone enormous expansion.
仙茅提取物用于治疗良性前列腺增生（BPH）以外的疾病如今已成为现实。其全提取物、植物甾醇以及所含的主要成分（仙茅苷及其活性衍生物罗汉松脂素）目前在抗氧化剂、抗炎药、抗糖尿病药、抗惊厥药、药物标记物抑制剂等领域正有新的应用，并且有新证据表明其对癌细胞和癌前癌细胞有活性。此外，非处方药（OTC）贸易也经历了巨大的扩张。
