https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/384536
Title: | Recent progress in Glinus oppositifolius research | Authors: | Sheu, S.-Y. Yao, C.-H. Lei, Y.-C. TZONG-FU KUO |
Keywords: | Glinus oppositifolius; Herbal medicine; Pharmacological; Phytochemical | Issue Date: | 2014 | Journal Volume: | 52 | Journal Issue: | 8 | Start page/Pages: | 1079-1084 | Source: | Pharmaceutical Biology | Abstract: | Context: Glinus oppositifolius (L.) Aug. DC. (Molluginaceae), a perennial subshrubs herb, grows at low altitudes in the southern part of Taiwan, and is used in traditional Chinese medicine for herpes zoster and herpangina. Objective: This study describes nutritional and therapeutic potential of Glinus oppositifolius and summarizes scientific evidence that supports traditional claims; recent progress in research for this plant is reviewed herein. Materials and methods: The literature has been retrieved from the web-based online systems including PubMed, Medline, and Google Scholar. The articles related to phytochemistry, pharmaceutical biology and ethnopharmacology have been excluded. Results and discussion: In clinical practice, the plant has been extensively investigated in a broad range of studies to provide scientific evidence for folklore claims or to find new therapeutic uses. The present review may arouse related research and make a more valid display for Taiwanese native medicinal plants. ? 2014 Informa Healthcare USA, Inc. |
URI: | http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84904348557&partnerID=MN8TOARS http://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/384536 |
DOI: | 10.3109/13880209.2013.876653 | SDG/Keyword: | analgesic agent; anthelmintic agent; antidiabetic agent; antifungal agent; antiinfective agent; antiinflammatory agent; antilipemic agent; antimalarial agent; antioxidant; Glinus oppositifolius extract; immunomodulating agent; larvicidal agent; liver protective agent; molluscacide; plant extract; unclassified drug; herbaceous agent; acute toxicity; analgesic activity; anthelmintic activity; antidiabetic activity; antifungal activity; antihyperlipidemic activity; antiinflammatory activity; antimicrobial activity; antioxidant activity; drug activity; drug research; drug structure; ethnopharmacology; Glinus oppositifolius; immunomodulation; Larvicidal activity; liver protection; Molluginaceae; molluscicidal activity; nonhuman; phytochemistry; review; animal; chemistry; human; isolation and purification; Molluginaceae; phytotherapy; Taiwan; trends; Animals; Drugs, Chinese Herbal; Humans; Molluginaceae; Phytotherapy; Taiwan |
Appears in Collections: | 獸醫學系 |
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