Sophora flavescens Ait.: Traditional usage, phytochemistry and pharmacology of an important traditional Chinese medicine

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 172, Issue , 2015, Pages 10-29

  He, Xirui ^a,b   Fang, Jiacheng ^b   Huang, Linhong ^a   Wang, Jinhui ^c   Huang, Xiaoqiang ^a  

^a MEDICAL SCHOOL OF XI AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Department of Pharmacy University Hospital of Gansu Traditional Medicine   (China)

Author keywords

Alkaloids; Antimicrobial activity; Antitumor activity; Ethnopharmacology; Flavonoids; Sophora flavescens

Indexed keywords

5 METHYLKUSHENOL C; 8 PHENYLNARINGENIN; ALKALOID; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; BIOCHANIN A; CALYCOSIN; CHALCONE DERIVATIVE; DAIDZEIN; FLAVANONE DERIVATIVE; FLAVONE DERIVATIVE; FLAVONOID; FORMONONETIN; ISOANHYDROICARITIN; ISOFLAVONONE; ISOXANTHOHUMOL; KURARINOL; KURARINONE; KUSHENOL G; KUSHENOL W; LEACHIANONE A; LEACHIANONE G; NARINGENIN; NEOKURARINOL; ONONIN; QUERCETIN; RUTOSIDE; SOPHORA FLAVESCENS EXTRACT; TRITERPENOID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; HERBACEOUS AGENT; KUSHEN; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANTIARRHYTHMIC ACTIVITY; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTINOCICEPTION; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CHINESE MEDICINE; DATA BASE; DESENSITIZATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG STRUCTURE; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; FLOWER; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VIVO STUDY; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; MEDLINE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT SEED; PLANT STEM; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SOPHORA FLAVESCENS; TOXICITY; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY;

FABACEAE; SOPHORA FLAVESCENS;

ANIMALS; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; HUMANS; PLANT EXTRACTS;

EID: 84933510237     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2015.06.010     Document Type: Review

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