药食同源中药抗衰老研究进展

A Review of Recent Literature on Anti-Aging Activity of Medicinal and Edible Traditional Chinese Herbs

"药食同源"即"医食同源,药食同根",药食同源中药兼具了丰富的营养价值和药用价值。近年来,对药食同源中药进行抗衰老研究的报道越来越多,药食同源中药所具有的抗衰老活性也逐渐被人们所认知,因此将其开发成抗衰老药物具有广阔的发展前景。本文以药食同源中药为研究对象,通过其抗氧化活性以及已报道药食同源中药抗衰老研究的文献数量,筛选出可以用作抗衰老研究的中药;同时,以衰老机制为基础,对药食同源中药的研究进行综述,并对其今后的研究方向进行展望。

The concept of“medicine and food homology”means that some foods and medicines are derived from the same source.Medicinal and edible traditional Chinese herbs have both nutritional and medicinal value.In recent years,an increasing number of studies have been reported on the anti-aging activity of some medicinal and edible traditional Chinese herbs,which has been gradually accepted by people.Therefore,medicinal and edible traditional Chinese herbs have broad prospects for the development of anti-aging agents.This article reviews the medicinal and edible traditional Chinese herbs previously reported for their antioxidant and anti-aging activity to screen some of these herbs for further studies on their anti-aging activity.Furthermore,we summarize recent studies on the anti-aging mechanism of medicinal and edible traditional Chinese herbs,and we also discuss future research directions.