Amalraj Augustine, Gopi Sreeraj
R&D Centre, Aurea Biolabs Pvt Ltd, Kolenchery, Cochin, India.
J Tradit Complement Med. 2016 Dec 20;7(3):347-359. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcme.2016.11.004. eCollection 2017 Jul.
Linn. is a main source of asafoetida, a strong, tenacious and sulfurous odor, and oleo-gum resin of medicinal and nutritional importance. Asafoetida has been consumed as a spice and a folk medicine for centuries. Recent studies have shown several promising activities particularly relaxant, neuroprotective, memory enhancing, digestive enzyme, antioxidant, antispasmodic, hypotensive, hepatoprotective, antimicrobial, anticarcinogenic, anticancer, anticytotoxicity, antiobesity, anthelmintic and antagonistic effect. This review effectively deals with phytochemistry and various pharmacological and clinical studies of asafoetida.
Linn.是阿魏的主要来源,阿魏具有强烈、持久且含硫的气味,是一种具有药用和营养重要性的油胶树脂。几个世纪以来,阿魏一直被用作香料和民间药物。最近的研究表明它具有多种有前景的活性,特别是松弛、神经保护、增强记忆、消化酶、抗氧化、解痉、降压、保肝、抗菌、抗癌、抗细胞毒性、抗肥胖、驱虫和拮抗作用。本综述有效地探讨了阿魏的植物化学以及各种药理和临床研究。