Research progress on pharmacological effects of sophocarpine / 中草药

ABSTRACT

Sophocarpine is an alkaloid extracted from the dry roots and ground parts of Leguminous Sophora flavescens or S. alopecuroides. Sophocarpine has a wide range of sources, it is abundant in S. flavescens and S. alopecuroides, and it is easy to extract. Sophocarpine has a wide range of pharmacological effects, such as antitumor, anti-inflammatory and analgesia, antivirus, liver protection, cardiovascular protection and so on. In this paper, the pharmacological effects of sophocarpine were reviewed in order to provide references for the treatment of related diseases and new drug research and development.