The traditional ethnic herb <i>Tadehagi triquetrum</i> from China: a review of its phytochemistry and pharmacological activities
Hong-Xia Tang, Wenbing Sheng, Xin-Yi Liu, Peiwu Cui, Limin Gong, Qingling Xie, Wen-Mao Wang, Bin Li, Wei Wang, Xu-Dong Zhou
Abstract
CONTEXT: ), is a traditional herbal medicine used especially in China's ethnic-minority communities, such as the Zhuang, Dai, Li and Wa aeras. As an ethnic medicine, it has long been used to treat various diseases. OBJECTIVE: from 1979 to October, 2021 by highlighting its chemical classification, structural features, pharmacological applications and folk applications to provide inspirations and suggestions for accelerating further research of this traditional phytomedicine. METHODS: in this article has been obtained using these multiple scientific databases including Scifinder, Web of Science, ScienceDirect, Wiley, ACS publications, Springer, PubMed, China Knowledge Resource Integrated Database from the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Google Scholar and Baidu Scholar. Some information was also collected from classic literature on traditional Chinese medicines. RESULTS: extracts and its metabolites, including anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, anti-hepatitis B virus, hepatoprotective, insecticidal, etc. CONCLUSIONS: are also required.