Research progress on chemical constituents of Euscaphis and their pharmacological effects / 中草药

ABSTRACT

There are three species of medicinal plants of Euscaphis, and two of them are species in China, including Euscaphis japonica and E. konishii, which are valuable traditional Chinese medicine, and are widely used in the folk. Until now, triterpenes, phenoic acids, flavonoids, sesquiterpenes and others components have been found in Euscaphis. Accumulating studies showed that Euscaphis possess the pharmacological activity of anti-inflammatory, anticancer, antiliver fibrosis and antibacteria. This article summarized the chemical and pharmacological research of Euscaphis, which would provide reference to its plant resources utilization and medicinal material basic research.