Upadhyay Aparna, Singh D K
Department of Zoology, Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur, U.P, India.
Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo. 2012 Sep-Oct;54(5):273-80. doi: 10.1590/s0036-46652012000500007.
Sapindus mukorossi is an extremely valuable medicinal plant, distributed in tropical and sub-tropical regions of Asia. The aim of present review is to form a short compilation of the phytochemical composition and pharmacological properties of this multipurpose tree. The main phytoconstituents isolated and identified from different parts of this plant are triterpenoidal saponins of oleanane, dammarane and tirucullane type. The structure and chemical names of all the types of triterpenoidal saponins reported in Sapindus mukorossi are included in this review. Many research studies have been conducted to prove the plant's potential as being spermicidal, contraceptive, hepatoprotective, emetic, anti-inflammatory and anti-protozoal. The present review highlights some of the salient pharmacological uses of Sapindus mukorossi.
无患子是一种极具价值的药用植物，分布于亚洲的热带和亚热带地区。本综述的目的是对这种多功能树木的植物化学成分和药理特性进行简要汇编。从该植物不同部位分离和鉴定出的主要植物成分是齐墩果烷型、达玛烷型和四环三萜型三萜皂苷。本综述涵盖了无患子中报道的所有类型三萜皂苷的结构和化学名称。已经进行了许多研究以证明该植物具有杀精、避孕、保肝、催吐、抗炎和抗原虫的潜力。本综述重点介绍了无患子的一些显著药理用途。
