[Advances in study of anticancer properties of Allii Macrostemonis Bulbus]

Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi. 2015 Dec;40(24):4811-6.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

A commonly used Chinese crude drug Allii Macrostemonis Bulbus has been shown to possess good anticancer activities and related properties such as antioxidation, nitrite scavenging, nitrosamine synthesis blocking and immune enhancement, and has been widely used as an effective auxiliary drug in the treatment of some malignant tumors. This paper systematically reviews the advances in the study of anticancer-related activities of Allii Macrostemonis Bulbus's various components such as raw juice, extracts, saponins, volatile oil, polysaccharides, nitrogen compounds, etc.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Allium* / chemistry
  • Animals
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / pharmacology*
  • Antioxidants / pharmacology
  • Humans
  • Oils, Volatile / pharmacology
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
  • Antioxidants
  • Oils, Volatile
  • Plant Extracts