A review of the phytochemistry and pharmacological activities of Ephedra herb

作     者：MIAO Shuang-Man ZHANG Qi BI Xiao-Bao CUI Jin-Long WANG Meng-Liang MIAO Shuang-Man;ZHANG Qi;BI Xiao-Bao;CUI Jin-Long;WANG Meng-Liang

作者机构：Institute of Applied ChemistryShanxi UniversityTaiyuan 030006China Modern Research Center for Traditional Chinese MedicineShanxi UniversityTaiyuan 030006China Centre for Biomimetic Sensor Science(CBSS)School of Materials Science&EngineeringNanyang Technological UniversitySingapore 637553Singapore 

出 版 物：《Chinese Journal of Natural Medicines》 (中国天然药物（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2020年第18卷第5期

页      面：321-344页

核心收录：

学科分类：0710[理学-生物学] 1008[医学-中药学(可授医学、理学学位)] 1007[医学-药学(可授医学、理学学位)] 1006[医学-中西医结合] 1005[医学-中医学] 100706[医学-药理学] 1002[医学-临床医学] 0703[理学-化学] 100602[医学-中西医结合临床] 10[医学] 

基　　金：the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos.31670328 31270383) 

主　　题：Traditional Chinese medicine Phytochemistry Ethnopharmacology Bioactivity Phytomedicine 

摘      要：Ephedra herb is a traditional Chinese medicine with a long history. Conventionally, it was used as a folk phytomedicine in many ancient medical books and traditional prescriptions. Up to date, a variety of specific ingredients have been found in Ephedra herb, mainly including alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins, polysaccharides, organic acids, volatile oils, and many other active compounds. These components from Ephedra herb account for its use as the accurate treatment of cold, cough, cardiovascular and immune system disease, cancer, microbial infection, and other diseases. Moreover, with the fast development of novel chemistry and medicine technology, new chemical constituents and pharmacological effects of Ephedra herb are increasingly identified, demonstrating their great potential for various diseases treatment. Therefore, further detailed understanding and investigation of this ancient herb will offer new opportunities to develop novel therapeutics. This study systematically reviews its progress of phytochemistry, traditional and modern pharmacology based on research data that have been reported, aiming at providing useful insight for commercial exploitation, further study and precision medication of Ephedra herb in future.