Department of Marine Science, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India.
Department of Biomedical Science and Environment Biology, College of Life Science, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
J Food Drug Anal. 2017 Jan;25(1):187-196. doi: 10.1016/j.jfda.2016.11.001. Epub 2016 Dec 10.
Prosopis is a commercially important plant genus, which has been used since ancient times, particularly for medicinal purposes. Traditionally, Paste, gum, and smoke from leaves and pods are applied for anticancer, antidiabetic, anti-inflammatory, and antimicrobial purposes. Components of Prosopis such as flavonoids, tannins, alkaloids, quinones, or phenolic compounds demonstrate potentials in various biofunctions, such as analgesic, anthelmintic, antibiotic, antiemetic, microbial antioxidant, antimalarial, antiprotozoal, antipustule, and antiulcer activities; enhancement of H, K, ATPases; oral disinfection; and probiotic and nutritional effects; as well as in other biopharmaceutical applications, such as binding abilities for tablet production. The compound juliflorine provides a cure in Alzheimer disease by inhibiting acetylcholine esterase at cholinergic brain synapses. Some indirect medicinal applications of Prosopis spp. are indicated, including antimosquito larvicidal activity, chemical synthesis by associated fungal or bacterial symbionts, cyanobacterial degradation products, "mesquite" honey and pollens with high antioxidant activity, etc. This review will reveal the origins, distribution, folk uses, chemical components, biological functions, and applications of different representatives of Prosopis.
刺槐是一种具有商业重要性的植物属，自古以来就被广泛应用，特别是在医药领域。传统上，树叶和豆荚的糊剂、胶和烟雾被用于抗癌、抗糖尿病、抗炎和抗菌等用途。刺槐的成分，如类黄酮、单宁、生物碱、醌或酚类化合物，在各种生物功能中表现出潜力，如镇痛、驱虫、抗生素、止吐、微生物抗氧化、抗疟、抗原生动物、抗脓疱和抗溃疡活性；增强 H、K、ATP 酶；口腔消毒；以及益生菌和营养作用；以及其他生物制药应用，如片剂生产的结合能力。化合物 juliflorine 通过抑制胆碱能脑突触中的乙酰胆碱酯酶提供阿尔茨海默病的治疗方法。还指出了一些刺槐属植物的间接药用应用，包括抗蚊幼虫活性、相关真菌或细菌共生体的化学合成、蓝细菌降解产物、“刺槐”蜂蜜和具有高抗氧化活性的花粉等。本综述将揭示不同刺槐属植物的起源、分布、民间用途、化学成分、生物功能和应用。
