槟榔酚类物质生理活性研究进展

Review on the Physiological Activity of Polyphenols of Betel Nut

槟榔(Areca catechu L.)属棕榈科热带珍贵药用植物,主要产于我国的海南、云南等省以及印度、马来西亚等国家。槟榔果实为咀嚼嗜好品,又可药用,在我国被列为四大南药之首。虽然槟榔在国内外已经引起人们的关注,但对槟榔的功能性研究还存在很多缺憾。为了进一步寻找槟榔中的生理活性成分,对槟榔中酚类物质的研究加以综述,以期让基础科研人员、公共卫生工作者以及广大槟榔嗜好者对槟榔在人类健康中的作用有更深入的了解。

Areca catechu L.belongs to areca palm and is a tropical valuable medicinal plant.It is mainly planted in Hainan,Yunnan provinces,and India,Malaysia.Betel nut fruit is a hobby product for chewing but also can be used as medicine.It is regarded as one of the four most important southern.Chinses herbs in China.Although betel nut has aroused concern in China and abroad,its functional studies remain to be further clarified.In order to search for more physiological active ingredients of betel nut and to let the public know more about it,this paper presented research advancement to betel nut polyphenols.