甘草中的活性物质在心脑血管疾病治疗中的应用

Research on the Application of Licorice on Cardio-cerebrovascular Disease

心脑血管疾病是心血管疾病和脑血管疾病的统称,其中,心血管疾病主要包括心脏病和心脏血管疾病;而脑血管疾病则指一类由脑部血管病变所引发的脑部机能障碍疾病。甘草是一味应用广泛的中药,甘草的主要生物活性成分包括三萜类化合物、黄酮类化合物及多糖类化合物等。近年来,甘草被广泛地应用于治疗脑缺血、记忆障碍、心肌缺血、心肌炎等心脑血管疾病,其临床应用具有广阔的前景。

Cardio-cerebrovascular disease includes cardiovascular disease and cerebrovascular disease.The former involves the heart or blood vessels（arteries and veins）,while the latter is a group of brain dysfunctions related to disease of the blood vessels in the brain.Licorice is widely used in traditional Chinese medicine,which mainly consists of triterpenoids,flavonoid compounds and polysaccharide compounds.In recent years,increasing evidence suggests that licorice may be used in treating cerebral ischemia,memory impairment,myocardial ischemia and myocarditis,etc.Licorice plays a potentially effective role in clinical application.