A review of botany, ethnomedicine, phytochemistry, pharmacology and toxicology of Sarcandra species

作者：Yingying Tang, Ying Zhang, Xiaomei Zhao, Qiong Qu, Lei Xuan, Xuan Wei, Xi Duan, Xiao Song · 发表于：Phytomedicine · 年份：2024 · DOI：10.1016/j.phymed.2024.156008 · 被引用次数：9 · 研究领域：Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies、Bioactive natural compounds、Pharmacology and Nanomedicine Research

BACKGROUND: Sarcandra is one of the five genera of Chloranthaceae, which has a long history of medicinal use and high medicinal value, with excellent therapeutic effects on liver cancer, pneumonia, colitis, bone fractures, and dysentery. Among its species, Sarcandra glabra (Thunb.) Nakai has been extensively utilized in diverse compound formulations, toothpaste, tea, daily commodities, as well as health supplements. Therefore, in terms of its medicinal properties and effectiveness, the genus has considerable potential for development and utilization. PURPOSE: This paper presents a systematic review of the botany, ethnomedicine, phytochemistry, pharmacology, and toxicology of Sarcandra plants, aiming to deepen our understanding of Sarcandra properties further, to provide a reference for the rational utilization of Sarcandra plant resources, and at the same time laying a foundation for the development of new medicines and the study of natural products. METHODS: In this paper, we collected information about Sarcandra species through PubMed, Science Direct, Web of Science, Baidu Scholar, Google Scholar, CNKI, and other databases using the keywords Sarcandra, botany, traditional uses, chemical compounds, pharmacology and toxicology. Its botanical-related information was obtained through the Flora of China (www.iplant.cn). RESULTS: Three species of Sarcandra plants worldwide are distributed from eastern Asia to India. This genus has a long history of medicinal uses, high medicinal ...