Background: Medical plants are a diverse group of commercially important plants thatprovide raw materials for pharmaceuticals, perfumes, flavors, and cosmetics. They includenumerous secondary metabolites and may conta...
supported by the National Science Foundation of China(No.81903832),the Key Research and Development Plan of Shaanxi Province(No.2022SF-182),the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.D5000210799);Shaanxi Provincial Traditional Chinese Medicine Administration"Double Chain Integration"Middle Youth Research and Innovation Team Project(No.2022-SLRH-LJ-007);Shanghai Science and Technology Innovation Action Plan(No.22S21902600).
Aralia taibaiensi,widely distributed in western China,particularly in the Qinba Mountains,has been utilized as a folk medicine for treating diabetes,gastropathy,rheumatism,and cardiovascular diseases.Saponins from A.t...
funded by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32100213);the Project of Sanya Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City(SCKJ-JYRC-2023-18);the Hainan Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(222RC553,323RC423);the Hainan University Collaborative Innovation Center of Nanfan and High-Efficiency Tropical Agriculture(XTCX2022NYC09);the Hainan University Startup Fund(RZ2100003223).
Solanaceae plants produce two major classes of valuable steroid-derived specialized metabolites:steroidal glycoalkaloids(SGAs)and steroidal saponins(STSs)(Grzech et al.,2025).SGAs are crucial in plant defense despite ...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(82274194);the Jiangsu Natural Science Funds(BK20211224,China);the Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province(H_(2)020208025,H_(2)021208006,H_(2)021302001,C2021418001,China);the CAMS Innovation Fund for Medical Sciences(2021-I2M-5-011,China).
Increasing evidence has underscored the significance of post-stroke alterations along gutebrain axis,while its role in pathogenesis and treatment of ischemic stroke(IS)remains largely unexplored.This study aimed to el...
supported by the Educational Commission of Shanghai in China(No.2021LK114);the Organizational Key Research and Development Program of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine(No.2023YZZ02);the Xinglin Young Talent Program at Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine(No.A1-U17205010430)。
Stem-leaf saponins from Panax notoginseng(SLSP)comprise numerous PPD-type saponins with diverse pharmacological properties;however,their role in Parkinson's disease(PD),characterized by microglia-mediated neuroinflamm...
supported by the Higher Education Discipline Innovation Project (111 Project, D18012)。
The steamed Panax ginseng C. A. Mey., Panax notoginseng(Burk.) F. H. Chen, and Panax quinquefolium L. not only facilitate storage, but also increase the content of rare saponins and enhance their clinical application ...
funded by the Innovation Platform(base)and Talent Special Project(No.20210502005ZP);Key Research and Development Program of Jilin Province(No.20230204038YY,20240305052YY,20210204149YY)。
Saponins,the major bioactive components of Panax ginseng C.A.Mey.,are gradually emerging as research hotspots owing to the possession of various pharmacological activities.This review updates the ginsenosides list fro...
support of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.82204696);the Natural Science Foundation project of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine(Grant No.XPT82204696).
Currently,the mortality rate of malignant tumors ranks second globally,surpassed only by cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.The treatment of malignant tumors poses a formidable challenge to both modern medici...
supported by the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Innovation Fund for Medical Sciences(grant 2021-I2M-1-032).The funders had no role in the design of the study;the collection,analyses,or interpretation of data;the writing of the manuscript;or the decision to publish the results.
Dear Editor,Gynostemma pentaphyllum(Thunb.)Makino,a perennial climbing vine in the Cucurbitaceae family,has been widely used in traditional medicine for over 600 years(Blumert and Liu,1999).It serves as a valuable nat...
funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.:82374076,and 82174354);National Key R&D Program of China(Grant No.:2023YFC3504100);Natural Science Foundation of Beijing(Grant No.:7244493);NSFC Cultivating Project of Institute of Chinese Materia Medica,China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences(Grant No.:ZXKT23003);Young Elite Cultivating Project of Institute of Chinese Materia Medica,China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences(Grant No.:ZZ17-YQ-023);Start-up Fund for New Scientific Researchers of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences(Grant No.:ZZ16-XRZ071).
Due to the multitudinous structural types of glycosylated components,accurate identification of glycosylation modifications and secondary metabolite structures in herbs remains a challenge for natural drug analysis an...