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Handbook of Phytochemical Constituents of GRAS Herbs and Other Economic Plants
Published in James A. Duke, Handbook of Phytochemical Constituents of GRAS Herbs and Other Economic Plants, 2017
“Broomrape; Cistanchis Herba 1/; Jou Tsung Jung”CALCIUM 1,730 PL CALCOPPER 8 PL CALIRON 60 PL CALMAGNESIUM 810 PL CALMANGANESE 20 PL CALMERCURY 0.08 PL CALPALLIDOL PL JSGPOTASSIUM 17,100 PL CALSODIUM 1,970 PL CALZINC 13 PL CAL 1/Cistanche salsa cited first by CCO as Cistanchis herba, name under which mineral data (CAL) were cited.
THE PROGRESS OF CHINESE MEDICINE IN MAINLAND CHINA
Published in Kevin Chan, Henry Lee, The Way Forward for Chinese Medicine, 2001
Kelvin Chan, Xin-Min Liu, Yong Peng, Pei-Gen Xiao, Wei-Yi Yang
The cultivating area has reached 330,000 hectares, with the yield per annum around 250,000 tons. More than 3,500 species of Chinese herbal medicines have been introduced in ten Chinese major botanical gardens. Among the 389 rare and endangered species listed in the "Chinese Red Data Book, volume 1", there are 77 typical traditional Chinese medicinal herbs, of which more than 50 species have already been introduced and acclimatized. Many important exotic species such as Panax quinquefolium, Amomum kravanh, Amomum compactum, Syzygium aromaticum, Crocus sativus, Sterculia lychnophera, Cassia acutifolia, Strychnos nux-vomica and Rauvolfia vommitoria, have already reached the farm productive level. At the same time several wild-growing medicinal plants are now being introduced and culti-vated; these included Glycyrrhiza uralensis, Fritillaria unibracteata, Buplerum chinense, Cistanche deserticola and Schisandra chinensis etc. Studies on the cultivation of the most important Chinese medicinal plants have also been carried out. For examples, Panax ginseng, P. notoginseng, Gastrodia elata, Coptis chinensis, Amomum villosum, Dendrobium nobile, Fritillaria thunbergii, Corydalis yanhusuo and Macrocarpium officinalis etc. have been attempted. The research pro-jects consist of determination of agro-technical parameters, genetic improvement and control of the main mycological and entomological pathogens.
Acteoside Derived from Cistanche Improves Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis by Activating PI3K/AKT/mTOR Pathway
Published in Journal of Investigative Surgery, 2023
Shumei Li, Yajie Cui, Min Li, Wenting Zhang, Xiaoxue Sun, Zhaoxu Xin, Jing Li
Herbal medicines, especially those based on natural compounds, have been practiced for thousands of years for the treatment of various diseases [7]. Cistanche is a precious herb recorded in the Chinese Pharmacopeia that grows in the southern area of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and is known as desert ginseng [8]. Cistanche has been proven to have various effects, such as immune enhancement, renal protection, anti-ageing, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and neuroprotective effects [9]. Acteoside (ACT) is a phenyl ethanolic glucoside in Cistanche, which has biological activities, such as inhibition of neuronal apoptosis [10], alleviation of liver damage [11], anti-inflammation [12], antioxidation [13], prevention of diabetes [14], and obesity [15], as well as the degeneration of the articular cartilage [16]. Furthermore, several studies have reported the pharmacokinetics of ACT and confirmed that the therapeutic effect exists even if the oral utilization is only 0.12%. ACT is considered a prodrug with active metabolites in vivo [17].
Selective toxicity of Cistanche tubulosa root extract on cancerous skin mitochondria isolated from animal model of melanoma
Published in Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology, 2022
Yalda Arast, Mobina Heidary, Farahnaz Tanbakosazan, Somaye Behnamipour, Amir Vazirizadeh, Jalal Pourahmad
It has been shown that herbs include some anti-tumour ingredients that have been extracted and studied. Some of the active components isolated from the Persian Gulf coast plant showed anti-tumour activities10. Cistanche tubulosa have anti-oxidative, anti-ageing, anti-osteoporotic, neuroprotective and anti-nociceptive, anti-inflammatory, and neuroprotective properties. Phenylethanoid glycosides (PhGs), iridoids, lignans, alditols, oligosaccharides, polysaccharides, and volatile oils are the numerous other components found in this plant11.