Gossypin: A flavonoid with diverse pharmacological effects
Bocui Song, Xue Shen, Chunyu Tong, Shuang Zhang, Qian Chen, Yuqi Li, Shuang Li
Abstract
Gossypin is a flavonoid compound prepared from chinese medicine Hibiscus, which not only has significant pharmacological activities in antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, neuroprotective, anti-cancer, anti-tumor, and anti-diabetic aspects, but also has the advantages of small side effects and easy preparation because it is extracted from traditional chinese medicine, so it has received widespread attention from scholars and researchers. This paper reviews the pharmacological effects and mechanisms of gossypin in recent years, and hopes to provide a theoretical basis for its clinical application.
Topics & Concepts
FlavonoidTraditional medicineTraditional Chinese medicineNeuroprotectionMedicinePharmacologyChemistryAntioxidantAlternative medicineBiochemistryPathologyPharmacological Effects of Natural CompoundsChromatography in Natural ProductsZiziphus Jujuba Studies and Applications