Research progress on chemical constituents, pharmacological action, and clinical application of Reduning Injection / 中草药

ABSTRACT

Reduning Injection (RI) has the effects of clearing heat, dispelling wind, and detoxification. It has been proved to be widely used for the treatment of wind-heat cold, cough, fever, upper respiratory tract infection, and acute bronchitis with good therapeutic effect and high security in clinical practice. Main chemical composition of RI includes iridoids, lignans, coumarins, sesquiterpenoids, flavonoids, coffee acyl quinine acids, phenolic acids, etc. This paper reviews domestic and foreign researches about RI in recent years and summarizes the chemical constituents, pharmacological action, and clinical application.