NATURAL PRODUCT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ›› 2014, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (5): 800-805.

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Review on Natural Plants with 5α-Reductase Inhibitory Effect

YAO Xin-cheng1, GU Cheng-zhi2, WANG Xin-bing1, QIN Dong-mei1, TANG Hui1, CHEN Wen1*   

  1. 1 College of Pharmacy,Shihezi University,Xinjiang Shihezi 832000,China;2 School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,Shihezi University,Xinjiang Shihezi 832002,China
  • Online:2014-05-31 Published:2014-11-17

Abstract: In this paper,five natural plants with 5α-reductase inhibitory effect were reviewed according to the domestic and foreign literature.The plants,namely Saw palmetto, Pygeum africanum, Urtica dioica, Sophora flavescens as well as pollen were selected based on their clear action mechanism,remarkable clinical effect and a large number of validation data on biological activity.

Key words: 5&alpha, -reductase, enzyme inhibitory effect, natural plants, chemical constituents

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