ABSTRACT
Genus Kadsura Kaempf. ex Juss. includes important medicinal plants widely used in the south and southwest of China. The stems and roots are effective in activating blood and resolving stasis, promoting qi circulation to relieve pain, dispelling wind and eliminating dampness, in which lignans and triterpenoids are the major bioactive constituents. Here we summarized the chemical constituents isolated from genus Kadsura Kaempf. ex Juss., which would provide a primary and strategic platform for further exploiting the medicinal value and resources of genus Kadsura Kaempf. ex Juss. © 2014 Tianjin Press of Chinese Herbal Medicines.
ABSTRACT
The plants of genus Kadsura Kaempf. ex Juss. are distributed widely in China, and some of them are used as traditional medicinal plants. Lignans and triterpenoids are considered to be the main chemical constituents which exhibit the anti-cancer and anti-HIV activities in the recent studies. In this paper, chemical constituents in the plants of Kadsura Kaempf. ex Juss. and their pharmacological activities are reviewed, which provides the evidence for further development and use for the plants of Kadsura Kaempf. ex Juss.