Abstract
The chemical constituents and pharmacological activities on the genus of Symplocos were reviewed. Their constituents mainly included triterpenes and triterpenoid saponins, flavonoids, iridoids, lignans, alkaloids, polysaccharides and ellagic acids. A number of species among them have been used as folk medicine for the treatment of fever, detoxifying, acesodyne and hemostasis.
MeSH terms
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Alkaloids / chemistry
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Alkaloids / isolation & purification
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Anti-HIV Agents / pharmacology
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Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / pharmacology
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Drugs, Chinese Herbal / chemistry
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Drugs, Chinese Herbal / isolation & purification
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Drugs, Chinese Herbal / pharmacology*
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Flavonoids / chemistry
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Flavonoids / isolation & purification*
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Lignans / chemistry
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Lignans / isolation & purification
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Magnoliopsida / chemistry*
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Molecular Structure
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Plants, Medicinal / chemistry*
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Triterpenes / chemistry
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Triterpenes / isolation & purification*
Substances
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Alkaloids
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Anti-HIV Agents
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Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
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Drugs, Chinese Herbal
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Flavonoids
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Lignans
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Triterpenes