Genus llex L.: Phytochemistry, Ethnopharmacology, and Pharmacology  

作　　者：Fan Yi Xiao-ling Zhao Yong Peng Pei-gen Xiao 

机构地区：[1]Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College

出　　处：《Chinese Herbal Medicines》2016年第3期209-230,共22页中草药（英文版）

摘　　要：The genus Ilex L. has been used as remedies in traditional Chinese medicine in Aquifoliaceae and beverages for thousands of years due to abundant pharmaceutical bioactivities. There are 600 species in genus IlexL. containing various compounds such as terpenoids, saponins, glycosides, etc. Three species, L cornuta, I. chinensis, and L rotunda have been admitted in Chinese Pharmacopoeia 2015 to treat dyspepsia, stomatitis, and hyperactivity cough and protect the liver and kidney. Recent studies showed that several species have been daily drunk to promote human health and prevent cardiovascular diseases in the folk. Here we reviewed the genus Ilex L. in phytochemistry, ethnopharmacology, and pharmacology.The genus Ilex L. has been used as remedies in traditional Chinese medicine in Aquifoliaceae and beverages for thousands of years due to abundant pharmaceutical bioactivities. There are 600 species in genus IlexL. containing various compounds such as terpenoids, saponins, glycosides, etc. Three species, L cornuta, I. chinensis, and L rotunda have been admitted in Chinese Pharmacopoeia 2015 to treat dyspepsia, stomatitis, and hyperactivity cough and protect the liver and kidney. Recent studies showed that several species have been daily drunk to promote human health and prevent cardiovascular diseases in the folk. Here we reviewed the genus Ilex L. in phytochemistry, ethnopharmacology, and pharmacology.

关 键 词：AQUIFOLIACEAE ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY llex L. PHARMACOLOGY PHYTOCHEMISTRY traditional Chinese medicines 

分 类 号：R284[医药卫生—中药学] R285[医药卫生—中医学]