Advance in studies on chemical constituents of Gentianae Macrophyllae Radix and their pharmacological effects / 中草药

ABSTRACT

Gentianae Macrophyllae Radix, widely distributed in northwest districts of China, is rich in resources, and is a kind of medicinal plants with great utilization value. From the phytochemical view, the second metabolites such as secoiridoids, iridoids, lignans, flavonoids, and triterpenoids had been reported from this species. Its pharmacological research mainly focused on the anti- inflammatory and analgesic, hepatoprotective, hypotensive, antiviral, and antineoplastic activities. The present paper reviews the phytochemistry and biological activities of Gentianae Macrophyllae Radix through accessing Web of Science and multiple databases for biomedical sciences.