Phcog.Net logo
Submit

BROWSE ALL JOURNALS

    SEE ALL 6 JOURNALS
    Pharmacognosy ReviewsNOW IN
    Review

    Ethnopharmacological, chemical, and pharmacological aspects of Halenia elliptica: A comprehensive review

    Zhifeng Zhang1,2, Qilong Bian3, Pei Luo2, Wenxia Sun3★★ Corresponding author

    1. 1Institute of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, Southwest University for Nationalities, Chengdu, CHINA.
    2. 2State Key Laboratory for Quality Research in Chinese Medicines, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, CHINA.
    3. 3Sichuan Industrial Institute of Antibiotics, Chengdu University, Sichuan, CHINA.

    CORRESPONDENCE

    Wenxia Sun

    Sichuan Industrial Institute of Antibiotics, Chengdu University, Sichuan, CHINA.

    sunwenxia2003@163.com

    Received: 22-08-2014; Revised: 12-09-2014; Accepted: 04-08-2015.

    Volume 9, Issue 18 · pp. 114–119 · PUBLISHED · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.162114

    View on Pharmacogn. Rev. original site ↗

    ABSTRACT

    Traditional Tibetan medicine (TTM) is an old traditional medical system, which is an effective and natural method of improving physical and mental health, and has been widely spread in the western part of China for centuries. Halenia elliptica (H. elliptica) D. Don, known as “Jiadiranguo” (Tibetan medicine name) is one of the most important herbal medicine in TTM that is from the genus Halenia (family: Gentianaceae). The whole herb can be used as a medicine to treat hepatobiliary diseases and xeransis, and possesses many biological and pharmacological activities including heat clearing, bile benefiting, liver soothing, digestion promoting, blood nursing, detoxification activities, and so on. In modern research, H. elliptica can be used to treat acute or chronic hepatitis, especially hepatitis B. In addition, the chemical compounds of the herb have potent antihepatitis B virus (anti-HBV) activity in vitro. As an important TTM, further studies on H. elliptica can lead to the development of new drugs and therapeutics for various diseases, and more attention should be paid on the aspects of how to utilize it better.

    KEYWORDS

    Open in new tab

    REFERENCES

    As published

    Showing references and in-text citations exactly as published.

      Cite this article

      SELECT FORMAT

      Zhang, Z., Bian, Q., Luo, P., & Sun, W. (). Ethnopharmacological, chemical, and pharmacological aspects of Halenia elliptica: A comprehensive review. Pharmacognosy Reviews, 9(18), 114–119. https://doi.org/10.4103/0973-7847.162114