Dichroa febrifuga Lour. : A review of its botany, traditional use, phytochemistry, pharmacological activities, toxicology, and progress in reducing toxicity

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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Dichroa febrifuga Lour., a toxic but extensively used traditional Chinese medicine with a remarkable effect, is commonly called "Changshan" in China. It has been used to treat malaria and many other parasitic diseases.

AIM OF THE REVIEW: The study aims to provide a current overview of the progress in the research on traditional use, phytochemistry, pharmacological activities, toxicology, and methods of toxicity reduction of D. febrifuga. Additionally, further research directions and development prospects for the plant were put forward.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: The article uses "Dichroa febrifuga Lour." "D. febrifuga" as the keyword and all relevant information on D. febrifuga was collected from electronic searches (Elsevier, PubMed, ACS, CNKI, Google Scholar, and Baidu Scholar), doctoral and master's dissertations and classic books about Chinese herbs.

RESULTS: 30 chemical compounds, including alkaloids, terpenoids, flavonoids and other kinds, were isolated and identified from D. febrifuga. Modern pharmacological studies have shown that these components have a variety of pharmacological activities, including anti-malarial activities, anti-inflammatory activities, anti-tumor activities, anti-parasitic activities and anti-oomycete activities. Meanwhile, alkaloids, as the material basis of its efficacy, are also the source of its toxicity. It can cause multiple organ damage, including liver, kidney and heart, and cause adverse reactions such as nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhea. In the current study, the toxicity can be reduced by modifying the structure of the compound, processing and changing the dosage forms.

CONCLUSIONS: There are few studies on the chemical constituents of D. febrifuga, so the components and their structure characterization contained in it can become the focus of future research. In view of the toxicity of D. febrifuga, there are many methods to reduce it, but the safety and rationality of these methods need further study.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:328

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Journal of ethnopharmacology - 328(2024) vom: 28. Apr., Seite 118093

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wang, Meng [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Xin-Rui [VerfasserIn]
Bai, Qian-Xiang [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Li-Hong [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Xin-Peng [VerfasserIn]
Yang, De-Qiang [VerfasserIn]
Kuang, Hai-Xue [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Alkaloids
Dichroa febrifuga Lour.
Drugs, Chinese Herbal
Journal Article
Pharmacological activity
Phytochemicals
Phytochemistry
Plant Extracts
Review
Toxicology
Traditional use

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Date Completed 15.04.2024

Date Revised 15.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jep.2024.118093

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NLM370273850