Cakova Veronika, Bonte Frederic, Lobstein Annelise
1Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, LIT UMR 7200, F-67000 Strasbourg, France.
2LVMH Recherche, F-45800 Saint Jean de Braye, France.
Aging Dis. 2017 Dec 1;8(6):827-849. doi: 10.14336/AD.2017.0214. eCollection 2017 Dec.
represents one of the most important orchid genera, ornamentally and medicinally. are sympodial epiphytic plants, which is a name they are worthy of, the name coming from Greek origin: "dendros", tree, and "bios", life. species have been used for a thousand years as first-rate herbs in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). They are source of tonic, astringent, analgesic, antipyretic, and anti-inflammatory substances, and have been traditionally used as medicinal herbs in the treatment of a variety of disorders, such as, nourishing the stomach, enhancing production of body fluids or nourishing Yin. The Chinese consider as one of the fifty fundamental herbs used to treat all kinds of ailments and use tonic for longevity. This review is focused on main research conducted during the last decade (2006-2016) on plants and their constituents, which have been subjected to investigations of their pharmacological effects involving anticancer, anti-diabetic, neuroprotective and immunomodulating activities, to report their undeniable potential for treating age-related pathologies.
（该属）在观赏和药用方面代表着最重要的兰花属之一。（它们）是合轴附生植物，名副其实，这个名字源于希腊语：“dendros”，意为树，“bios”，意为生命。（该属的）物种在中国传统医学（TCM）中作为一流的草药已被使用了一千年。它们是滋补、收敛、止痛、退热和抗炎物质的来源，传统上一直被用作草药来治疗各种病症，如滋养胃部、促进体液生成或滋阴。中国人将（该属植物）视为用于治疗各种疾病的五十种基本草药之一，并使用（其）滋补品来延年益寿。本综述聚焦于过去十年（2006 - 2016年）对（该属）植物及其成分进行的主要研究，这些研究对其涉及抗癌、抗糖尿病、神经保护和免疫调节活性的药理作用进行了调查，以报告它们在治疗与年龄相关的病症方面不可否认的潜力。
