Department of Physiology and Pharmacology "V. Erspamer", Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Phytother Res. 2018 Jul;32(7):1229-1240. doi: 10.1002/ptr.6072. Epub 2018 Mar 25.
The Epilobium species and their extracts are very popular in folk medicine, for a wide range of applications. The purpose of this review is the analysis of the pharmacological properties of Epilobium spp, considering whether their effects (e.g., anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antitumor, antimicrobial, analgesic, and antiandrogenic) could rationally justify the use of Epilobium as a treatment of numerous diseases. Even if numerous preclinical studies have been reported, randomized controlled clinical trials (for the evaluation of safety and efficacy), and eventually cost-effectiveness studies (to estimate the long-term cumulative costs), are still needed to confirm the usefulness of these medicinal plants in human diseases.
柳叶菜属植物及其提取物在民间医学中非常受欢迎，有广泛的应用。本综述的目的是分析柳叶菜属植物的药理学特性，考虑其作用（例如，抗炎、抗氧化、抗肿瘤、抗菌、镇痛和抗雄激素）是否可以合理地证明柳叶菜属植物可用于治疗许多疾病。尽管已经报道了许多临床前研究，但仍需要进行随机对照临床试验（评估安全性和疗效），最终还需要进行成本效益研究（估计长期累积成本），以确认这些药用植物在人类疾病中的有效性。
