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Review
. 2015:2015:841752.
doi: 10.1155/2015/841752. Epub 2015 Apr 6.

Evaluation of chemical constituents and important mechanism of pharmacological biology in dendrobium plants

Yau Lam  1 , Tzi Bun Ng  2 , Ren Ming Yao  1 , Jun Shi  1 , Kai Xu  1 , Stephen Cho Wing Sze  1 , Kalin Yanbo Zhang  1
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Evaluation of chemical constituents and important mechanism of pharmacological biology in dendrobium plants

Yau Lam et al. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2015.

Abstract

Dendrobium species, commonly known as "Shihu" or "Huangcao," represents the second largest genus of Orchidaceae, which are used commonly as tonic herbs and healthy food in many Asian countries. The aim of this paper is to review the history, chemistry, and pharmacology of different Dendrobium species on the basis of the latest academic literatures found in Google Scholar, PubMed, Sciencedirect, Scopus, and SID.

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Cytokines activated by polysaccharide and polysaccharide (HPS-IB23) from D. huoshanense. The effect of two OAc3 and three Oac2 from polysaccharide on GC-SF and GM-CSF upregulation, and also the effect of one oAc3 and two α-D-Gal from polysaccharide (HPS-IB23) on TNF-α upregulation.
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