Advances for pharmacological activities of Polygonum cuspidatum - A review

• Published in: Pharmaceutical biology Vol. 61; no. 1; pp. 177 - 188
• Main Authors: Ke, Jia, Li, Meng-Ting, Xu, Shuyang, Ma, Jianpeng, Liu, Ming-Yuan, Han, Yan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Taylor & Francis 31.12.2023; Taylor & Francis Ltd; Taylor & Francis Group
• Subjects: anthraquinones; anti-inflammatory; anticancer; arthritis; Asthma; Biological Sciences; Chinese herb; drug therapy; Fallopia japonica; Flavonoids; heart; heart protection; Huzhang; hyperlipidemia; Hypertrophy; inflammation; Inflammatory bowel diseases; Medicinal plants; Medicine, Chinese Traditional; Oriental traditional medicine; Pharmacokinetics; Phytochemicals; Phytochemicals - pharmacology; Phytochemicals - therapeutic use; Plant Extracts - pharmacokinetics; Plant Extracts - therapeutic use; Plants, Medicinal; Polygonum; Polygonum cuspidatum; Review; Reynoutria japonica; Rhizomes; stilbenes; Therapeutic applications; Toxicity; Traditional Chinese medicine; Ulcerative colitis; vegetables; Huzhang; anti-inflammatory; pharmacokinetics; Chinese herb; anticancer; heart protection

Polygonum cuspidatum Sieb. et Zucc (Polygonaceae), the root of which is included in the Chinese Pharmcopoeia under the name 'Huzhang', has a long history as a medicinal plant and vegetable. Polygonum cuspidatum has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for the treatment of inflammation...