[Research advances in pharmacology of aucubin and aucubigenin]

Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi. 2007 Dec;32(24):2585-7.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

The advances in the research on pharmacological activities of aucubin have been summarized in the last ten years. Aucubin is one of active components of Chinese medicinal herbs such as Eucommia ulmoides and has been shown wide pharmacological activities including hepatoproective, antitoxicanti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antiaging, antiosteoporosis and neurotrophic and should be further researched and utilized.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aging / drug effects
  • Animals
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / pharmacology*
  • Antioxidants / pharmacology*
  • Eucommiaceae* / chemistry
  • Glucosides / chemistry
  • Glucosides / isolation & purification
  • Glucosides / pharmacology*
  • Iridoid Glucosides
  • Iridoids / chemistry
  • Iridoids / isolation & purification
  • Iridoids / pharmacology*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Plants, Medicinal / chemistry
  • Pyrans / chemistry
  • Pyrans / isolation & purification
  • Pyrans / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • Antioxidants
  • Glucosides
  • Iridoid Glucosides
  • Iridoids
  • Pyrans
  • aucubin
  • aucubigenin