Ashraf Muhammad U, Muhammad Gulzar, Hussain Muhammad A, Bukhari Syed N A
Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sargodha Sargodha, Pakistan.
Department of Chemistry, University of Sargodha Sargodha, Pakistan.
Front Pharmacol. 2016 Jun 21;7:163. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2016.00163. eCollection 2016.
Cydonia oblonga M. is a medicinal plant of family Rosaceae which is used to prevent or treat several ailments such as cancer, diabetes, hepatitis, ulcer, respiratory, and urinary infections, etc. Cydonia oblonga commonly known as Quince is rich in useful secondary metabolites such as phenolics, steroids, flavonoids, terpenoids, tannins, sugars, organic acids, and glycosides. A wide range of pharmacological activities like antioxidant, antibacterial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, hepatoprotective, cardiovascular, antidepressant, antidiarrheal, hypolipidemic, diuretic, and hypoglycemic have been ascribed to various parts of C. oblonga. The polysaccharide mucilage, glucuronoxylan extruded from seeds of C. oblonga is used in dermal patches to heal wounds. This review focuses on detailed investigations of high-valued phytochemicals as well as pharmacological and phytomedicinal attributes of the plant.
榅桲是蔷薇科的一种药用植物，可用于预防或治疗多种疾病，如癌症、糖尿病、肝炎、溃疡、呼吸道感染和泌尿系统感染等。榅桲俗称温柏，富含酚类、甾体、黄酮类、萜类、单宁、糖类、有机酸和糖苷等有用的次生代谢产物。榅桲的各个部位具有多种药理活性，如抗氧化、抗菌、抗真菌、抗炎、保肝、心血管保护、抗抑郁、止泻、降血脂、利尿和降血糖等。从榅桲种子中提取的多糖黏液、葡糖醛酸木聚糖被用于制作皮肤贴片以愈合伤口。本综述着重于对该植物高价值植物化学物质以及药理和植物医学特性的详细研究。
