College of Pharmacy, Gachon University, 191 Hambakmoe-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 21936, Korea.
Molecules. 2021 Mar 7;26(5):1454. doi: 10.3390/molecules26051454.
is a medicinal plant native to southwestern Asia and the tropical and subtropical zones. To date, 72 chemical constituents have been isolated and identified from Among these compounds, saponins, flavonoids, phenols, and glycosides are the major constituents. Investigations of pharmacological activities of revealed that this edible medicinal herb exhibits a wide range of therapeutic potential including immunomodulatory, antibacterial, antitumor, anti-inflammatory, and liver protection activities both in vivo and in vitro. The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of studies until 2019. This article also intends to review advances in the botanical, phytochemical, and pharmacological studies and industrial applications of , which will provide a useful bibliography for further investigations and applications of in medicines and foods.
是一种原产于亚洲西南部和热带及亚热带地区的药用植物。迄今为止，已从 中分离鉴定出 72 种化学成分。这些化合物中，皂苷、黄酮类、酚类和糖苷类是主要成分。对 的药理活性的研究表明，这种可食用的药用草本植物在体内和体外均表现出广泛的治疗潜力，包括免疫调节、抗菌、抗肿瘤、抗炎和保肝活性。本文的目的是综述截至 2019 年的 研究概况。本文还旨在综述 植物学、植物化学和药理学研究以及工业应用方面的进展，为 在药品和食品中的进一步研究和应用提供有用的参考文献。
