紫威科植物猫爪藤化学成分与生物活性研究进展

紫威科植物猫爪藤常被用作装饰植物,其自然群落主要分布在热带美洲的一些国家,在其它国家移植或归化的猫爪藤因被认为具有生物入侵危害而备受关注。然而,在原产地的一些国家或地区民间则将其作为药物治疗许多病症,如炎症、风湿病、痢疾、性病、疟疾、毒蛇咬伤等。近年来,这些国家的研究者就此对猫爪藤进行了较多的化学成分和药理作用的相关研究,本文主要综述了这方面的研究进展,以期使人们进一步了解猫爪藤具有药用价值的一面,从而引导和促进对其进行开发和利用而不要简单的当作有害入侵物种来进行对待。

Research Progress on Chemical Constituents and Bioactivities of Macfadyena unguis-cati (Bignoniaceae)

Macfadyena unguis-cati(L.)(Bignoniaceae) is an ornamental climbing plant,widespread in Egypt,America and Western India.It has received much concern for its invasion danger when it was transplanted in non-native countries.However,it has been widely used in folk medicine for anti-in?ammatory,antimalarial,dysentery,rheumatism,antivenereal,as well as against snakebite in native country.This review covers research advances on chemical constituents and biological activities of M.unguis-cati in recent years.It aims at making peoples recognize medicinal peoperties of M.unguis-cati,and thus exploit and utilize it.