Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.
Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China; Innovative Institute of Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, China.
Biomed Pharmacother. 2022 Sep;153:113421. doi: 10.1016/j.biopha.2022.113421. Epub 2022 Aug 6.
In folk medicine, Aloe, a genus of Aloaceae, is constantly developed into laxative drugs or products and skin remedies with tremendous popularity worldwide. However, almost all products of Aloe are in roughly processed form. Therefore, developing related products of the active ingredients derived from Aloe is of great medical value. Aloin is a quality standard compound based on the Chinese Pharmacopoeia (CHP). It has a wide range of pharmacological activities, including anti-tumor, anti-inflammatory, anti-osteoporotic, organ-protective, anti-viral, anti-microbial, anti-parasitic, and laxative potentials. Moreover, it regulates blood lipids and glucose and improves neuropathic pain effects, depicting potential to be transformed into promising medicines and healthcare products. In addition to the functional cosmetics and health products of Aloe, the availability, pharmacological activities, pharmacokinetics, formulation studies, and toxicity of aloin were summarized after investigating the literature from PubMed, Google, and other databases. Moreover, significant attention had been paid to the development of aloin-derived medicines and healthcare products. Thus, the present review clarified the possibility of aloin as medicines and healthcare products to develop and utilize Aloe resources.
在民间医学中,芦荟属(Aloe)是一种不断被开发成具有巨大全球人气的通便药物或产品和皮肤疗法的植物。然而,几乎所有的芦荟产品都是粗加工形式。因此,开发源自芦荟的活性成分的相关产品具有巨大的医疗价值。芦荟苷是中国药典(CHP)的质量标准化合物。它具有广泛的药理活性,包括抗肿瘤、抗炎、抗骨质疏松、器官保护、抗病毒、抗菌、抗寄生虫和通便作用。此外,它还能调节血脂和血糖,改善神经病理性疼痛的作用,具有转化为有前途的药物和保健品的潜力。除了芦荟的功能性化妆品和保健品外,通过调查 PubMed、Google 等数据库中的文献,对芦荟苷的可用性、药理活性、药代动力学、制剂研究和毒性进行了总结。此外,还对芦荟苷衍生药物和保健品的开发给予了高度关注。因此,本综述阐明了将芦荟苷开发为药物和保健品以利用芦荟资源的可能性。