van Heerden F R
School of Chemistry, University of KwaZulu-Natal Pietermaritzburg, Private Bag X01, Scottsville 3209, South Africa.
J Ethnopharmacol. 2008 Oct 28;119(3):434-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.08.023. Epub 2008 Aug 30.
Several species of the stapeliads, a group of stem succulents belonging to the family Apocynaceae are reported on in the ethnopharmacology literature and many of the references relate to their use as food plants. The most important of these plants is Hoodia gordonii, which during the past decade has risen from an almost forgotten spiny, desert plant to an important commercial appetite-suppressant herbal. The aim of this review is to summarize the botany, ethnopharmacology and phytochemistry of Hoodia gordonii.
Journal articles and books were used to collect information on Hoodia gordonii and related species.
Many books and articles documented the use of stapeliad species as food plants and earlier references refer to the use Hoodia species as a thirst quencher. However, prior to the publication of the patent application, only a single reference referring to the use of Hoodia pilifera as appetite suppressant was found. The structures of several steroid glycosides isolated from Hoodia gordonii are summarized.
Hoodia gordonii illustrates how a combination of ethnobotany and scientific research can lead to a commercial product which can greatly benefit the indigenous people.
在民族植物学文献中报道了几种豹皮花属植物，它们是夹竹桃科的一组肉质茎植物，许多参考文献都涉及它们作为食用植物的用途。其中最重要的植物是蝴蝶亚仙人掌，在过去十年中，它从一种几乎被遗忘的多刺沙漠植物跃升为一种重要的商业性食欲抑制剂草药。这篇综述的目的是总结蝴蝶亚仙人掌的植物学、民族植物学和植物化学。
利用期刊文章和书籍收集有关蝴蝶亚仙人掌及相关物种的信息。
许多书籍和文章记载了豹皮花属植物作为食用植物的用途，早期参考文献提到蝴蝶亚仙人掌属植物可作为解渴剂。然而，在专利申请公布之前，仅发现一篇提及将皮尔费拉蝴蝶亚仙人掌用作食欲抑制剂的参考文献。总结了从蝴蝶亚仙人掌中分离出的几种甾体糖苷的结构。
蝴蝶亚仙人掌表明民族植物学与科学研究相结合如何能够产生一种可使当地居民大为受益的商业产品。
