Ethnopharmacology, phytochemistry and pharmacology of Benincasae Exocarpium: A review  

作　　者：Meng Zhang Jialong Lei Yansheng Wang Jingze Zhang Dailin Liu 

机构地区：[1]Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Tianjin 301617,China [2]Tianjin Modern Innovation Chinese Medicine Technology Co.,Ltd.,Tianjin 300380,China

出　　处：《Chinese Herbal Medicines》2023年第1期15-26,共12页中草药（英文版）

基　　金：supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81673693);Tianjin Intelligent Manufacturing Special Project of China(No.20201178)for financial support.

摘　　要：Benincasae Exocarpium(BE,Dongguapi in Chinese),as the dried outer pericarp of Benincasa hispida(wax gourd)in Cucurbitaceae family,is one of traditional Chinese medicines with the same origin as medicine and food.Up to now,43 compounds were isolated from BE,including flavonoids,alkaloids,tannins,phenolic acids,soluble fiber and carbohydrates.Modern pharmacological studies and clinical practice showed that BE has diuretic,hypolipidemic effects,hypoglycemic,antioxidant,antibacterial,and other effects.The folk uses,functional factors,pharmacological activities,patents and clinical applications of BE were reviewed in this paper.In addition,the paper also discussed the current problems for the further studies.The information summarized in this paper provides valuable clues for the comprehensive utilization of medicine and food resources and gives a scientific basis for the development of medicinal plants of BE.

关 键 词：Benincasa hispida(Thunb.)Cogn Benincasae Exocarpium medicine and food homology modern pharmacology functional constituents 

分 类 号：R284[医药卫生—中药学] R285[医药卫生—中医学]