Caesalpinia sappan L.(CS) is a plant of Leguminosae family,commonly known as Brazil or Sappan wood.CS is distributed in Southeast Asia and its dried heartwood has been used as traditional ingredient of food or beverag...Caesalpinia sappan L.(CS) is a plant of Leguminosae family,commonly known as Brazil or Sappan wood.CS is distributed in Southeast Asia and its dried heartwood has been used as traditional ingredient of food or beverages and has a wide variety of medicinal properties.Higher extraction yield of CS wood was achieved with 95% ethanol for 2 h.Chemical constituent's investigation of sappan wood resulled in the isolation of various structural types of phenolic components including one xanihone,one coumarin,three chalcones,two flavones three homoisoflavonoids and brazilin.Brazilin[(6a S-cis)-7,11b-dihydrobcnz[b]indeno[1.2-d]pyran-3.6a.9.10(6H)- tetroll.a major and active compound found in CS heartwood.Most of the folkloric uses of brazilin were validated by the scientific studies such as antioxidant,antibacterial,anti-inflammatory,anti-photoaging.hypoglycemic,vasorelaxant,hepatoproteetive and anti-acne activity.CS heartwood extract is safe and did not produce any acute or subacute toxicity in both male and female rats.Brazilin is the safe natural compound having potential to develop as a medicinal compound with application in food,beverage,cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries to screen its clinical use in modern medicine.The information gained could provide the important and potential approach for pharmaceutical researcher to implicate the knowledge of brazilin in the formulation of new drug and to reveal therapeutic and gaps requiring future research opportunities.More studies are needed to evaluate the potential application of brazilin as preservative and coloring agent in food processing industries.展开更多
[Objectives]To establish a TLC qualitative method for the determination of Radix Aconiti,Radix Aconiti Kusnezoffii,Caesalpinia sappan L.and Radix zanthoxyli.[Methods]TLC was used to study the quality of Radix Aconiti,...[Objectives]To establish a TLC qualitative method for the determination of Radix Aconiti,Radix Aconiti Kusnezoffii,Caesalpinia sappan L.and Radix zanthoxyli.[Methods]TLC was used to study the quality of Radix Aconiti,Radix Aconiti Kusnezoffii and C.sappan L.in Xunxi Shujin Decoction,and the influencing factors were investigated to optimize the TLC conditions.[Results]In the TLC identification test of Radix Aconiti,Radix Aconiti Kusnezoffii,C.sappan L.and R.zanthoxyli in Xunxi Shujin Decoction,the spots were clear,the resolution was good,the specific value was moderate,the negative control was not disturbed,and the specificity was strong.[Conclusions]The established TLC method was simple,specific and reproducible,and could be used for the quality control of Xunxi Shujin Decoction.展开更多
文摘Caesalpinia sappan L.(CS) is a plant of Leguminosae family,commonly known as Brazil or Sappan wood.CS is distributed in Southeast Asia and its dried heartwood has been used as traditional ingredient of food or beverages and has a wide variety of medicinal properties.Higher extraction yield of CS wood was achieved with 95% ethanol for 2 h.Chemical constituent's investigation of sappan wood resulled in the isolation of various structural types of phenolic components including one xanihone,one coumarin,three chalcones,two flavones three homoisoflavonoids and brazilin.Brazilin[(6a S-cis)-7,11b-dihydrobcnz[b]indeno[1.2-d]pyran-3.6a.9.10(6H)- tetroll.a major and active compound found in CS heartwood.Most of the folkloric uses of brazilin were validated by the scientific studies such as antioxidant,antibacterial,anti-inflammatory,anti-photoaging.hypoglycemic,vasorelaxant,hepatoproteetive and anti-acne activity.CS heartwood extract is safe and did not produce any acute or subacute toxicity in both male and female rats.Brazilin is the safe natural compound having potential to develop as a medicinal compound with application in food,beverage,cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries to screen its clinical use in modern medicine.The information gained could provide the important and potential approach for pharmaceutical researcher to implicate the knowledge of brazilin in the formulation of new drug and to reveal therapeutic and gaps requiring future research opportunities.More studies are needed to evaluate the potential application of brazilin as preservative and coloring agent in food processing industries.
基金Supported by Project of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine(GXZYZ20210082)Traditional Chinese Medicine Zhuang and Yao Medicine Hospital Preparation Quality Improvement Project of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine(GZZJ202002).
文摘[Objectives]To establish a TLC qualitative method for the determination of Radix Aconiti,Radix Aconiti Kusnezoffii,Caesalpinia sappan L.and Radix zanthoxyli.[Methods]TLC was used to study the quality of Radix Aconiti,Radix Aconiti Kusnezoffii and C.sappan L.in Xunxi Shujin Decoction,and the influencing factors were investigated to optimize the TLC conditions.[Results]In the TLC identification test of Radix Aconiti,Radix Aconiti Kusnezoffii,C.sappan L.and R.zanthoxyli in Xunxi Shujin Decoction,the spots were clear,the resolution was good,the specific value was moderate,the negative control was not disturbed,and the specificity was strong.[Conclusions]The established TLC method was simple,specific and reproducible,and could be used for the quality control of Xunxi Shujin Decoction.