Department of Rheumatology, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 610072, China.
School of Basic Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 611130, China.
Chin J Integr Med. 2022 Dec;28(12):1127-1136. doi: 10.1007/s11655-022-3572-1. Epub 2022 Mar 23.
Rhizoma phragmitis is a common Chinese herbal medicine whose effects are defined as 'clearing heat and fire, promoting fluid production to quench thirst, eliminating irritability, stopping vomiting, and disinhibiting urine'. During the Novel Coronavirus epidemic in 2020, the Weijing Decoction and Wuye Lugen Decoction, with Rhizoma phragmitis as the main herbal component, were included in The Pneumonia Treatment Protocol for Novel Coronavirus Infection (Trial Version 5) due to remarkable antiviral effects. Modern pharmacological studies have shown that Rhizoma phragmitis has antiviral, antioxidative, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and hypoglycemic functions, lowers blood lipids and protects the liver and kidney. This review aims to provide a systematic summary of the botany, traditional applications, phytochemistry, pharmacology and toxicology of Rhizoma phragmitis.
芦根是一种常见的中草药，其功效被定义为“清热泻火、生津止渴、除烦止呕、利尿”。2020 年新型冠状病毒疫情期间，鉴于芦根具有显著的抗病毒作用，以芦根为主要草药成分的苇茎汤和五叶芦根汤被纳入《新型冠状病毒感染的肺炎诊疗方案（试行第五版）》。现代药理学研究表明，芦根具有抗病毒、抗氧化、抗炎、镇痛、降血糖作用，还能降血脂、保护肝肾功能。本综述旨在对芦根的植物学、传统应用、植物化学、药理学和毒理学进行系统总结。
