Journal
MOLECULES
Volume 26, Issue 20, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/molecules26206249
Keywords
Gynostemma pentaphyllum; gypenosides; anti-cancer activity; anti-atherogenic effect; neuroprotective property
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [U20A20136, 81860753, 81560684]
- Key Research and Development Program of Ningxia [2018BHF2001]
- Ningxia key research and invention program of science and technology cooperation of the East and the West [2018ZDKJ0219, 2017BY084, 2017BY079]
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Gynostemma pentaphyllum, also known as Jiaogulan, is a tea traditionally consumed for its taste and weight loss benefits, but is now recognized for its various bioactive compounds with medicinal properties. Studies have shown that it possesses anti-cancer, anti-atherogenic, anti-dementia, and anti-Parkinson's disease effects, as well as lipid-regulating, neuroprotective, hepatoprotective, and hypoglycemic properties. Ongoing research on its chemical constituents and pharmacological activities has shown promising potential for treating various human diseases.
Gynostemma pentaphyllum (Thunb.) Makino (GP), also named Jiaogulan in Chinese, was known to people for its function in both health care and disease treatment. Initially and traditionally, GP was a kind of tea consumed by people for its pleasant taste and weight loss efficacy. With the passing of the centuries, GP became well known as more than just a tea. Until now, numbers of bioactive compounds, including saponins (also named gypenosides, GPS), polysaccharides (GPP), flavonoids, and phytosterols were isolated and identified in GP, which implied the great medicinal worth of this unusual tea. Both in vivo and in vitro tests, ranging from different cell lines to animals, indicated that GP possessed various biological activities including anti-cancer, anti-atherogenic, anti-dementia, and anti-Parkinson's diseases, and it also had lipid-regulating effects as well as neuroprotection, hepatoprotective, and hypoglycemic properties. With the further development and utilization of GP, the research on the chemical constituents and pharmacological properties of GP were deepening day by day and had made great progress. In this review, the recent research progress in the bioactive compounds, especially gypenosides, and the pharmacological activities of GP were summarized, which will be quite useful for practical applications of GP in the treatment of human diseases.
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