NATURAL PRODUCT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ›› 2016, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (3): 471-474. doi: 10.16333/j.1001-6880.2016.3.028

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Review on Chemical Composition,Pharmacological Activity and Application of Marine Traditional Chinese Medicine Oyster

DAI Chun-mei1,2, LIAO Xiao-yu2, YE Zu-guang1*   

  1. 1 Institute of Chinese Materia Medica,China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100070,China; 2 Liaoning Medical University,Jinzhou 121000,China
  • Online:2016-03-30 Published:2016-04-07

Abstract: Oyster was widely used as marine Traditional Chinese Medicine.This paper summarized the research status of traditional knowledge,chemical composition and pharmacological effects of oyster. Polysaccharide and protein may be the primacy composition that showed immune-enhancing and antitumor effects.The paper provided references for the development of new drug and health products from oyster.

Key words: marine traditional Chinese medicine, oyster, pharmacological effects

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