Research progress on protective effects and mechanism of Dendrobii Caulis on metabolic disturbances / 中草药
Chinese Traditional and Herbal Drugs
; (24): 2491-2497, 2019.
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ABSTRACT
Life style changes with economic and social development, including a improper diet, cause diabetes, dyslipidemia, hypertension and other metabolic disturbances, which has become a major threat to the health of people around the world. Dendrobii Caulis, a traditional Chinese herbal medicine with various medicinal and health-care effects, is derived from different species of Dendrobium, which is traditionally used for “consumptive thirst syndrom”. In recent years, its preventive effects on metabolic disturbances have been attracting more and more attention with the high incidence of metabolic disturbances. This paper aims to review the recent achievements of different Dendrobium species in preventive and therapeutic effects and its traditional functions on metabolic disturbances, mainly in diabetes, hypertension and dyslipidemia. Furthermore, probable mechanisms were summarized based on its traditional functions. Dendrobii Caulis was effective on metabolic disturbances primarily relevant to its conventional functions including replenishing yin for maintaining gastric tonicity, promoting body fluid production, nourishing yin and clearing heat, which is helpful for treatment of spleen impediment with abdominal flatulence and interior heat, the source of various metabolic disturbances in traditional medicine. This review provids reference for mechanism research and clinical application of Dendrobium in metabolic disturbances prevention and treatment.
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Chinese Traditional and Herbal Drugs
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2019
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