NATURAL PRODUCT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ›› 2016, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (12): 2030-2034. doi: 10.16333/j.1001-6880.2016.12.031

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Review on Pharmacological Activities of Diarylheptanoids from Alpinia officinarum Hance

LAI Wei-yong,LI Hai-long,TAN Yin-feng*   

  1. School of Pharmacy,Hainan Medical University,Hainan Provincial Key Laboratory of R&D of Tropical Herbs,Haikou 571101,China
  • Online:2016-12-31 Published:2017-03-31

Abstract: Alpiniae officinarum rhizoma has been used as a common traditional Chinese medicine and contains a variety of diarylheptanoids.These chemical constituents has various pharmacological activities including anti-inflammatory,antioxidant,antimicrobial,antiviral,antitumor, et al. For further exploitation and sustainable utilization of this medicine,the information about the studies on pharmacological activities of diarylheptanoids from Alpinia officinarum in recent years were summarized.

Key words: Alpinia officinarum Hance, diarylheptanoids, pharmacological activity

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