NATURAL PRODUCT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ›› 2014, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (1): 142-147.

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Advances in the Study on Chemical Constituents and Biological Activities in Nymphaea Genus

ZHAO Jun1,2*,XU Fang1,JI Teng-fei1,GU Zheng-yi1,LI Chen-yang1   

  1. 1 Xinjiang Key Laboratory for Uighur Medicines,Xinjiang Institute of Materia Medica,Urumqi 830004,China; 2 State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines,Institute of Materia Medica,Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College,Beijing 100050,China
  • Online:2014-01-31 Published:2014-12-15

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Abstract: The study on chemical constituents of Nymphaea was reviewed in this paper,flavonoids and phenolic acids are rich in Nymphaea genus.The article introduces biological activities of Nymphaea such as anti-baeterical,antioxidant,antiinflammory,antiradiation,hepatoprotective,hyperglycemic and hypotensive effect also.

Key words: Nymphaea genus, chemical compounds, pharmacological activity, review

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