Structurally Diverse Flavonoids from Citrus medica L. Var. sarcodactylis Swingle and Their Multiple Bioactivities: A Review

Jie Chen¹, Guang Wu¹, Caiqing Zhu², Yongzhong Wu³, Rongrui Wei^1, and Qinge Ma^1,

¹Key Laboratory of Modern Preparation of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Ministry of Education & Research Center of Natural Resources of Chinese Medicinal Materials and Ethnic Medicine, Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, 330004 China

²Laboratory of Natural Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Jiangxi Medical Device Testing Center, Nanchang, 330029 China

³Jiangxi Puzheng Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Jinggangshan, 331400 China

Cite this paper:
Jie Chen, Guang Wu, Caiqing Zhu, Yongzhong Wu, Rongrui Wei and Qinge Ma. Structurally Diverse Flavonoids from Citrus medica L. Var. sarcodactylis Swingle and Their Multiple Bioactivities: A Review. Journal of Food and Nutrition Research. 2022; 10(2):81-87. doi: 10.12691/jfnr-10-2-1

Abstract

Citrus medica L. var. sarcodactylis Swingle is the fruit of Citrus L., which belongs to the Rutaceae family. It has the effects of soothing liver and regulating qi, relieving pain in stomach, drying dampness and resolving phlegm in the clinical aspect of traditional Chinese medicine. There are many kinds of chemical components in C. medica L. var. sarcodactylis Swingle, which mainly including flavonoids, coumarins, alkaloids, volatile oils and other compounds. With the continuous in-depth study of C. medica L. var. sarcodactylis Swingle at home and abroad, it is gradually determined that flavonoids are the important material basis for its pharmacological effect. In order to further clarify the chemical structure characteristics and pharmacological activities of flavonoids in C. medica L. var. sarcodactylis Swingle, the chemical components and pharmacological effects of flavonoids reported in recent years are reviewed, which provide reference for the in-depth study of flavonoids in C. medica L. var. sarcodactylis Swingle.

Keywords:
Citrus medica L. var. sarcodactylis Swingle flavonoids chemical components pharmacological activities

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