Research progress on chemical constituents in plants from Viscum L. and their pharmacological activities / 中草药

ABSTRACT

Visci Herba used as traditional Chinese materia medica has a long history. Flavonoids, triterpenoids, phenylpropanoids and so on are the main chemical constituents in Visci Herba. The study shows that Visci Herba has a wide range of pharmacological activities, such as antineoplastic, antineoplastic, hyperglycemic effect, anti-microbial, anti-aging, antioxidant, antiplatelet aggregation, anti-thrombus formation, and improving minicirculation. In this paper, through arrenging the domestic and foreign relevant literatures on Visci Herba systematacially, the chemical constituents from Visci Herba and their pharmacological activities are reviewed, which could provide the reference for the further investigation and development of this plant.