The Chemical Components and Pharmacological Functions of Strobilanthes Cusia (Nees) Kuntze

• DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.8378480
• Publication Date: 2020-05-05
• Authors: Ming-zhen Qin; Yu Liu

Strobilanthes cusia (Nees) Kuntze is a member of the Acanthaceae family, and widely used as an ĂnƟͲ ŝnŇĂmmĂƚŽry drĂĚŝƟŽnĂů Chinese Medicine (TCM) in China since 1500 ’ s. As the development of the modern phytochemistry technologies, more and more compounds that have bŝŽĂcƟvŝƟĞƐ were separated from the leaf, stem and root of Strobilanthes cusia (Nees) Kuntze. Through in vitro and in vivo experiments, people found many new ĨƵncƟŽnƐ of the extracts of this plant, such as ĂnƟvŝrĂů͕ ĂnƟͲ bĂcƚĞrŝĂů and ĂnƟcĂncĞr ĂcƟvŝƟĞƐ͘ Here we review the chemical components and pharmacological ĨƵncƟŽnƐ of Strobilanthes cusia (Nees) Kuntze, which may help people to understand this old TCM material and its new ĂƉƉůŝcĂƟŽnƐ͘