Effect of puerarin on inflammation-related diseases / 中国药理学通报

ABSTRACT

Puerarin is a kind of isoflavone extracted from the root of Radix Pueraria .Studies showed that puerarin had a variety of functional activities, such as anti-inflammation, antioxidation, anti-osteoporosis , lowering blood glucose , anti-tumor and so on . The effects of puerarin for inflammation-related diseases are mainly summarized in this research , including cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, diabetes and cancer .Realizing that anti-inflammation is the common mechanism for puerarin in treatment of these diseases , reference basis is expected to be offered for puerarin to play a broad application prospect in clinical practice .