Chemical constituents and pharmacology activities of Artemisia argyi: Research advances / 国际药学研究杂志

ABSTRACT

Artemisia argyi, a well-known traditional Chinese materia medica commonly used in clinics, is widely distributed in China. It is recorded to possess the effects of warming meridians for hemostasis and eliminating cold for analgesia. The species is rich in terpenoids, flavonoids, phenylpropanoids, aromatic acids (aldehydes), steroids, and fatty acids, and exhibits pharmacological activities of analgesia, anti-inflammatory, hemostasis, antibacterial and antiviral, anti-tumor, antihypertensive effect, antidiabetics, anti-asthmatic, immunoregulation activities, and so on. The paper reviews the chemical constituents and pharmacological activities of A. argyi, which can provide references for future research and utilization of it.