Khushboo P S, Jadhav V M, Kadam V J, Sathe N S
Department of Quality Assurance, Bharati Vidyapeeth's College of Pharmacy, Sector 8, CBD Belapur, Navi-Mumbai - 400 614, India.
Pharmacogn Rev. 2010 Jan;4(7):69-76. doi: 10.4103/0973-7847.65331.
Plants have been the basis of many traditional medicines throughout the world for thousands of years and continue to provide new remedies to mankind. Plants have been one of the important sources of medicines since the beginning of human civilization. The recent resurgence of plant remedies resulted from several factors, such as effectiveness of plant medicines and lesser side effects compared with modern medicines. Psoralea corylifolia, commonly known as babchi, is a popular herb, which has since long been used in traditional Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine for its magical effects to cure various skin diseases. This plant is also pharmacologically studied for its chemoprotective, antioxidant, antimicrobial, and antiinflammatory properties. This review attempts to highlight the available literature on P. corylifolia with respect to its ethnobotany, pharmacognostic characteristics, traditional uses, chemical constituents, and summary of its various pharmacologic activities and clinical effects. Other aspects, such as toxicology and precautions are also discussed. This will be helpful to create interest toward babchi and may be useful in developing new formulations with more therapeutic and economical value.
几千年来，植物一直是世界各地许多传统药物的基础，并继续为人类提供新的治疗方法。自人类文明开始以来，植物一直是药物的重要来源之一。植物疗法最近的复兴源于几个因素，例如植物药物的有效性以及与现代药物相比副作用较小。补骨脂，俗称胡芦巴，是一种广受欢迎的草药，长期以来一直在传统阿育吠陀医学和中医中用于治疗各种皮肤病，因其神奇功效而闻名。对这种植物还进行了药理研究，以了解其化学保护、抗氧化、抗菌和抗炎特性。本综述试图突出关于补骨脂的现有文献，内容涉及民族植物学、生药学特征、传统用途、化学成分以及其各种药理活性和临床效果的总结。还讨论了其他方面，如毒理学和注意事项。这将有助于激发对胡芦巴的兴趣，并可能有助于开发具有更高治疗和经济价值的新制剂。
