Non-volatile constituents and pharmacology of Chimonanthus: A review

Publication date: March 2019Source: Chinese Journal of Natural Medicines, Volume 17, Issue 3Author(s): Ren-Geng SHU, Yi-Li WAN, Xiao-Min WANGAbstractChimonanthus plants widely distributed in southern area of China, which have a long history of edibles and medicine. Phytochemical investigations have shown that Chimonanthus produced 143 non-volatile constituents, including alkaloids, flavonoids, terpenoids, coumarins and others, which exhibit significant anti-oxidant, anti-bacterial, anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, antihyperglycemic, antihyperlipidemic and other biological activities. On the basis of systematic reviewing of literatures, this article overviews the non-volatile constituents and pharmacology of Chimonanthus from domestic and foreign over the last 30 years (until June 2018), and may provide a useful reference for the further development of Chimonanthus.
Source: Chinese Journal of Natural Medicines - Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research