Cucu Alexandra-Antonia, Baci Gabriela-Maria, Dezsi Ştefan, Nap Mircea-Emil, Beteg Florin Ioan, Bonta Victoriţa, Bobiş Otilia, Caprio Emilio, Dezmirean Daniel Severus
Faculty of Animal Science and Biotechnology, University of Animal Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Faculty of Geography, Babeş-Bolyai University, 400084 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Plants (Basel). 2021 Nov 29;10(12):2621. doi: 10.3390/plants10122621.
Known especially for its negative ecological impact, (Japanese knotweed) is now considered one of the most invasive species. Nevertheless, its chemical composition has shown, beyond doubt, some high biological active compounds that can be a source of valuable pharmacological potential for the enhancement of human health. In this direction, resveratrol, emodin or polydatin, to name a few, have been extensively studied to demonstrate the beneficial effects on animals and humans. Thus, by taking into consideration the recent advances in the study of Japanese knotweed and its phytochemical constituents, the aim of this article is to provide an overview on the high therapeutic potential, underlining its antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and anticancer effects, among the most important ones. Moreover, we describe some future directions for reducing the negative impact of by using the plant for its beekeeping properties in providing a distinct honey type that incorporates most of its bioactive compounds, with the same health-promoting properties.
尤其因其负面生态影响而闻名的（虎杖），现在被认为是最具侵入性的物种之一。然而，其化学成分无疑显示出一些具有高生物活性的化合物，这些化合物可能成为增强人类健康的宝贵药理潜力的来源。在这方面，白藜芦醇、大黄素或虎杖苷等，仅举几例，已被广泛研究以证明其对动物和人类的有益作用。因此，考虑到虎杖及其植物化学成分研究的最新进展，本文旨在概述其高治疗潜力，强调其最重要的抗氧化、抗菌、抗炎和抗癌作用。此外，我们描述了一些未来的方向，即通过利用虎杖的养蜂特性，生产出一种独特的蜂蜜，其中包含其大部分生物活性化合物，具有相同的促进健康特性，来减少虎杖的负面影响。
