School of Biology and Food Engineering, Changshu Institute of Technology, Changshu 215500, China.
Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China.
Oxid Med Cell Longev. 2019 Jun 2;2019:4739450. doi: 10.1155/2019/4739450. eCollection 2019.
is an animal-based traditional Chinese material widely used as tonics in China for hundreds of years. Various bioactive components are present in OR including proteins, amino acids, steroids, fatty acids, phospholipids, nucleosides, vitamins, hydantoins, and mineral elements. These constituents exert a myriad of biological functions such as immunomodulatory, antioxidant, antifatigue, antiaging, estrogen-like, hepatoprotective, hypolipidemic, antiosteoporotic, antidepressant, antitumor, antitussive, expectorant, anti-inflammatory, and antiasthmatic activities. Unlike other traditional Chinese crude drugs recorded in Chinese Pharmacopoeia, OR is seldom prescribed as medicine but often consumed as nutraceuticals to optimize health. In this review, the traditional uses, bioactive constituents, biological functions, and safety properties of OR as functional foods in China were summarized and discussed. It is expected that this review will provide useful information for anyone who is interested in OR.
鹿茸是一种动物源性的传统中药,在中国被广泛用作滋补品已有数百年的历史。OR 中存在各种生物活性成分,包括蛋白质、氨基酸、类固醇、脂肪酸、磷脂、核苷、维生素、海因、矿物质等。这些成分具有多种生物学功能,如免疫调节、抗氧化、抗疲劳、抗衰老、类雌激素、保肝、降血脂、抗骨质疏松、抗抑郁、抗肿瘤、止咳、祛痰、抗炎和抗哮喘等。与《中国药典》中记载的其他传统中药不同,OR 很少作为药物使用,而是常作为营养保健品来促进健康。本文综述了 OR 作为功能性食品在中国的传统用途、生物活性成分、生物学功能和安全性,以期为关注 OR 的人士提供有用的信息。