Houghton P J
J Ethnopharmacol. 1984 Aug;11(3):293-308. doi: 10.1016/0378-8741(84)90075-8.
Buddleja species play a minor role in the ethnopharmacology of several areas of the world where they are indigenous. Phytochemical investigation of the genus has been somewhat neglected but a picture is emerging of the type of constituents which are present in reasonable quantities, namely iridoid and flavonoid glycosides. Many of the uses of Buddleja in folk medicine such as a topical antiseptic and a diuretic can be partially explained at least by the known biological activity of compounds identical or similar to those found in the genus. Other reputed uses are, as yet, without explantation due to the incomplete state of knowledge of the chemistry and, to an even greater extent, the pharmacology of Buddleja.
醉鱼草属植物在其原生的世界多个地区的民族药理学中作用较小。对该属植物的植物化学研究在一定程度上被忽视了，但目前正在浮现出一幅关于其所含相当数量成分类型的图景，即环烯醚萜苷和黄酮苷。醉鱼草在民间医学中的许多用途，如作为局部防腐剂和利尿剂，至少可以部分地由与该属中发现的化合物相同或相似的已知生物活性来解释。由于对醉鱼草化学知识的不完整，以及在更大程度上对其药理学知识的不完整，其他所谓的用途目前尚无解释。
