Blumea balsamifera—A Phytochemical and Pharmacological Review

Molecules

Yuxin Pang¹  Dan Wang¹  Zuowang Fan²  Xiaolu Chen¹  Fulai Yu¹  Xuan Hu²  Kai Wang³ 

[1] Tropical Crops Genetic Resources Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Danzhou, Hainan 571737, China; E-Mails:;Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Resources and Germplasm Enhancement in Southern China, Danzhou, Hainan 571737, China; E-Mails:;Hainan Provincial Engineering Research Center for Blumea balsamifera, Danzhou, Hainan 571737, China; E-Mails:

关键词: Traditional Chinese Medicines;    Blumea balsamifera;    sambong;    herbal authentication;    phytochemistry;    biological activities;   

DOI  :  10.3390/molecules19079453

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

The main components of sambong (Blumea balsamifera) are listed in this article. The whole plant and its crude extracts, as well as its isolated constituents, display numerous biological activities, such as antitumor, hepatoprotective, superoxide radical scavenging, antioxidant, antimicrobial and anti-inflammation, anti-plasmodial, anti-tyrosinase, platelet aggregation, enhancing percutaneous penetration, wound healing, anti-obesity, along with disease and insect resistant activities. Although many experimental and biological studies have been carried out, some traditional uses such as rheumatism healing still need to be verified by scientific pharmacological studies, and further studies including phytochemical standardization and bioactivity authentication would be beneficial.

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