鸭跖草属药用植物的研究进展

Researching Progress on Medical Plants of Commelina

鸭跖草属（Commelina L．）药用植物在全世界约有170种。研究发现，本属植物中的化学成分包括黄酮类、生物碱、萜类、甾体等；本属植物尤以鸭跖草具有抗菌、抗炎、抗氧化、降血糖、镇痛和止咳等药理活性。其药用价值和化学成分有进一步开发研究的必要。

There are about 170 kinds of medical plants of Commelina all over the world. Experimental studies showed that the main chemical compositions in the plants included alkaloids, flavonoids, terpenes, and sterols etc. Plants of commelina, especially commelina communis, have pharmacological activities of antibacterial, antiinflammation, resisting-oxidation, lowering-glycemia, relieving-pain and stopping-cough etc. It is necessary that their pharmacological effects and chemical compositions are further developed and investigated systematically.