Zhou Yan-Xi, Xin Hai-Liang, Rahman Khalid, Wang Su-Juan, Peng Cheng, Zhang Hong
Key Laboratory of Standardization of Chinese Herbal Medicines of Ministry of Education, Pharmacy College, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 610075, China ; Central Laboratory, Shanghai Seventh People's Hospital, Shanghai 200137, China.
Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China ; Department of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China.
Biomed Res Int. 2015;2015:925631. doi: 10.1155/2015/925631. Epub 2015 Jan 26.
Portulaca oleracea L., belonging to the Portulacaceae family, is commonly known as purslane in English and Ma-Chi-Xian in Chinese. It is a warm-climate, herbaceous succulent annual plant with a cosmopolitan distribution. It is eaten extensively as a potherb and added in soups and salads around the Mediterranean and tropical Asian countries and has been used as a folk medicine in many countries. Diverse compounds have been isolated from Portulaca oleracea, such as flavonoids, alkaloids, polysaccharides, fatty acids, terpenoids, sterols, proteins vitamins and minerals. Portulaca oleracea possesses a wide spectrum of pharmacological properties such as neuroprotective, antimicrobial, antidiabetic, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antiulcerogenic, and anticancer activities. However, few molecular mechanisms of action are known. This review provides a summary of phytochemistry and pharmacological effects of this plant.
马齿苋，属于马齿苋科，英文俗称“purslane”，中文叫“马齿苋”。它是一种适应温暖气候的一年生肉质草本植物，分布于世界各地。在地中海和亚洲热带国家，马齿苋被广泛用作蔬菜，添加到汤和沙拉中，并且在许多国家一直被用作民间药物。从马齿苋中已分离出多种化合物，如黄酮类、生物碱、多糖、脂肪酸、萜类、甾醇、蛋白质、维生素和矿物质。马齿苋具有广泛的药理特性，如神经保护、抗菌、抗糖尿病、抗氧化、抗炎、抗溃疡和抗癌活性。然而，其分子作用机制尚不清楚。本综述总结了这种植物的植物化学和药理作用。
