Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Adv Exp Med Biol. 2021;1328:361-376. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-73234-9_23.
Hedera helix (ivy) belongs to the genus Hedera of the Araliaceae family. The leaf of this plant has several active ingredients with medicinal uses. The active constituents of H. helix include monodesmoside α-hederin, hederacoside B, hederacoside C, and hederacoside D.H. helix leave have been used for the treatment of cough and respiratory problems, and now, other uses have emerged. As a medicinal plant, H. helix has been approved by the German Commission E due to its antispasmodic, spasmolytic, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, anthelmintic, antioxidative, antitumor, and antileishmanial activities. It comes with several formulations, including tablets, liquids, and topical ointments. In this review, we focus on the respiratory effects of tablet and liquid forms of H. helix.
常春藤(Hedera helix)属于常春藤属的五加科。该植物的叶子含有多种药用活性成分。常春藤的活性成分包括单糖苷α-常春藤苷、常春藤苷 B、常春藤苷 C 和常春藤苷 D。常春藤叶已被用于治疗咳嗽和呼吸道问题,现在又出现了其他用途。作为一种药用植物,常春藤因具有抗痉挛、松弛平滑肌、抗菌、抗炎、驱虫、抗氧化、抗肿瘤和抗利什曼原虫的作用,已被德国 E 委员会批准使用。它有几种制剂形式,包括片剂、液体和局部软膏。在这篇综述中,我们重点介绍了片剂和液体形式的常春藤对呼吸系统的影响。