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Traditional uses, phytochemistry, pharmacology, and toxicity of Eriobotrya japonica leaves: A summary

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JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY
卷 298, 期 -, 页码 -

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ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2022.115566

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Eriobotrya japonica leaves; Phytochemistry; Pharmacology; Toxicity; Traditional uses

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  1. Liaoning Province Natural Science Foundation [2015020746]

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Salvia miltiorrhiza, also known as danshen, is an important medicinal herb with various pharmacological activities, including anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and anticoagulant effects. It is widely used in traditional Chinese medicine for the treatment of hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, and stroke.
Ethnopharmacological relevance: Eriobotrya japonica Lindl. has been included in The Plant List (http://www. theplantlist.org) and is the most widely researched species in its genus. E. japonica is a subtropical evergreen fruit tree belonging to the Rosaceae family. Its dried leaves are widely used in traditional Chinese herbal medicine to treat coughing caused by pulmonary inflammation, dyspnea due to asthma and cough, nausea caused by stomach disorders, restlessness, and thirst. Furthermore, it is used to treat stomach ache, ulcers, chronic bronchitis, cancer, and diabetes mellitus in Japanese folk medicine. However, no systematic reports on E. japonica leaves have been published before. Aim of the study: This review summarizes the available information on the traditional uses, phytochemistry, pharmacology, toxicity, and quality control of various extracts and phytoconstituents of E. japonica leaves. Materials and methods: Relevant publications between 1931 and 2022 were considered. Chinese and English studies on E. japonica leaves were collected from databases, including PubMed, Web of Science, Elsevier, ACS Publications, Springer, and CNKI (Chinese). The traditional uses, phytochemistry, pharmacology, toxicity, and quality control of E. japonica leaves were reviewed. Results: Briefly, 164 compounds, including triterpenes, flavonoids, sesquiterpene glycosides, megastigmane derivatives, phenylpropanoids, and organic acids, have been identified from E. japonica leaves, in addition to 169 volatile oils. More than half of these compounds have not yet been reported to have pharmacological activities. Triterpenes and flavonoids are the most important bioactive compounds responsible for pharmacological activities, such as antidiabetic, anti-inflammatory, and antitumor activities. Other beneficial physiological effects such as antioxidant, hepatoprotective, bronchodilatory, antitussive, and expectorant effects and tracheal smooth muscle relaxation, protection against myocardial ischemia injury, and improved cognitive activities have also been reported. High doses of E. japonica leaf extracts have been used in laboratory animals, and no side effects or toxicity-symptoms have been observed. Conclusions: The pharmacological activities of E. japonica leaves support their use in traditional Chinese herbal medicine. However, several aspects, such as the bioavailability, pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, mechanism of action, and structure-activity relationships of the pure compounds isolated from E. japonica leaves, have not been studied yet and warrant further studies.

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