Chemical Components and Clinical Application of Abri Herba / 中国实验方剂学杂志

ABSTRACT

Abri Herba,a kind of plant of Leguminosae family,is widely distributed in Guangdong and Guangxi,with rich resources.With a long medication history in China,its whole-plant, apart from plant seeds have been used as medicine, with the effects in removing dampness and removing jaundice, clearing heat and detoxifying,and clearing the liver and relieving pain. By accessing CNKI, Wanfang date,VIP Web, ScienceDirect,FMRS, Pubmed and multiple domestic and foreign databases,recent literatures on chemical constituents and pharmacological action and clinical trials of Abri Herba were collected and summarized in a review.According to a great quantity of relevant domestic and foreign literatures.Abri herba contains abundant chemical constituents, such as betulinic acid and other triterpenoids, catechin and other flavonoids,abrine and other alkaloids, chrysophanol and other anthraquinones, as well as inorganic elements.Abri Herba has a wide range of pharmacological effects due to rich material basis. Abri Herba, as a folk traditional herb, is used to treat jaundice with damp-heat pathogen, distending pain in the stomach, acute mastitisand gall, steatosis hepatis, hepatitis and internal traumatic injury. It also has many other effects in resisting tumor,oxidation,bacteria,virus and inflammation, relieving pain, promoting wound healing and regulating immunity.At present, there is single herb or traditional Chinese medicine compounds of Abri Herba in clinic, and the latter is the majority. Abri Herba can play a better pesticide effect by combining with traditional Chinese medicine. With a wide range of pharmacological effects,cheap price and easy cultivation. Abri Herba has high economic and social benefits, great potential for development and broad market prospects.Based on domestic and foreign studies on Abri Herba in past 30 years, the recent progress in the studies on chemical constituents,biological activities and clinical applications of this plant was reviewed in this paper, in the expectation of providing reference for further development and comprehensive utilization of Abri Herba medicinal resources.