The genus Hippocampus is a multi-origin animal species with high medicinal and healthcare values.About 57 species of Hippocampus spread worldwide,of which about 14 species can be used as medicine,showing anti-oxidatio...The genus Hippocampus is a multi-origin animal species with high medicinal and healthcare values.About 57 species of Hippocampus spread worldwide,of which about 14 species can be used as medicine,showing anti-oxidation,anti-inflammation,anti-depressant,anti-hypertension,anti-prostatic hyperplasia,antivirus,anti-apoptotic,antifatigue,and so on.And those pharmacological effects are mainly related to their active ingredients,including amino acids,abundant proteins(peptides and oligopeptides),fatty acids,nucleosides,steroids,and other small molecular compounds.The main means of authentication of Hippocampus species are morphological identification,microscopic identification,thin layer chromatography method,fingerprint method and genomics method.This review will provide useful insight for exploration,further study and precise medication of Hippocampus in the future.展开更多
基金support of the National key research and development program 2019YFC1711505,Hebei Industrial Innovation and Entrepreneurship Team(No.215A2501D)Key Research and Development Projects in Hebei Province(No.21372503D)Wuhan Science and Technology Project(No.2020020602012116).
文摘The genus Hippocampus is a multi-origin animal species with high medicinal and healthcare values.About 57 species of Hippocampus spread worldwide,of which about 14 species can be used as medicine,showing anti-oxidation,anti-inflammation,anti-depressant,anti-hypertension,anti-prostatic hyperplasia,antivirus,anti-apoptotic,antifatigue,and so on.And those pharmacological effects are mainly related to their active ingredients,including amino acids,abundant proteins(peptides and oligopeptides),fatty acids,nucleosides,steroids,and other small molecular compounds.The main means of authentication of Hippocampus species are morphological identification,microscopic identification,thin layer chromatography method,fingerprint method and genomics method.This review will provide useful insight for exploration,further study and precise medication of Hippocampus in the future.
