益智仁在疾病中的研究进展

Study of Fruits of Alpinia oxyphylla in Disease

益智仁为姜科山姜属植物益智的干燥成熟果实,是我国著名的四大南药之一,在临床上常用于治疗腹泻、尿频、炎症以及癌症等疾病。近年来,对益智仁的药理研究主要在其提取物和化学成分上,本文作者综述了其在腹泻、阿尔茨海默病(AD)、癌症、肾病、骨疾病等方面的研究,为以后对益智仁的研究、开发与应用提供了基础。

Alpinia oxyphylla is Alpinia genus plant and one of China's four famous southern medicinal herbs.Fruits of Alpinia oxyphylla often are commonly used in the treatment of diarrhea,Alzheimer's disease(AD),cancer,kidney disease,bone disease,and so on.In recent years,the pharmacological researches of fruits of Alpinia oxyphylla mainly forcus on the extracts and chemical constituents.In this paper,the studies of fruits of Alpinia oxyphylla on diarrhea,learning cognitive and neural protection,antiallergy effect,anti-cancer effects,nephropathy treatment,treatment of bone diseases and cell migration are reviewed.It provides the basis for the later research,development and application of fruits of Alpinia oxyphylla.