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Review
. 2021 Nov 30:2021:9055574.
doi: 10.1155/2021/9055574. eCollection 2021.

Botanical, Traditional Use, Phytochemical, and Toxicological of Arisaematis rhizoma

Chun-Yan Qi  1 , Jing Wang  1 , Xu Wu  1 , Su-Rong He  1 , Qiao Zhang  1   2 , Jian-Hua Wu  1   2 , Chong-Bo Zhao  1   2
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Review

Botanical, Traditional Use, Phytochemical, and Toxicological of Arisaematis rhizoma

Chun-Yan Qi et al. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. .

Abstract

Materials and methods: This review is a collection of all possible studies on AR, published in scientific journals, papers, and books. Using the papers related to Arisaematis, such as ScienceDirect, Wiley Online Library, Springer Link, Web of Science, CNKI, and WanFang Database. In this paper, the traditional uses, botany, phytochemistry, pharmacology, and toxicology of AR were reviewed. Finally, the existing problems and research directions of the research on AR are discussed.

Results: Ninety-eight chemical constituents were isolated from AR. AR has a wide range of pharmacological effects, such as the effects on the central nervous system and cardiovascular system. It also has anti-tumor, sedative, analgesic, anticonvulsant, anti-inflammatory, expectorant, antiarrhythmic, anticoagulant, and other effects. It is also considered an effective drug for in vitro and in vivo validation.

Conclusions: AR is an excellent traditional medicinal plant in China. Pharmacological studies support the traditional use of AR and may verify the folk use of AR in the treatment of different diseases. The anti-tumor effect of AR has been widely concerned by scholars at home and abroad. It has become a hot spot in recent years and has made great contributions to the survival and development of human beings. Although it has a high value of comprehensive utilization, its development and utilization are far from enough. Therefore, the comprehensive development of AR is worthy of further analysis.

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The authors declare that they do not have any conflicts of interest.

Figures

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Figure 1
Photograph of Arisaematis, Arisaema erubescens (Wall.) Schott (a, b), Arisaema amurense Maxim. (c, d), and Arisaema heterophyllum Blume (e, f).
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Figure 2
Chemical structure of Arisaematis.
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Figure 3
Chemical structure of diacylglycerol galactoside from Arisaematis: (a) CH3(CH2)17, (b) CH3(CH2)15, and (c) CH3(CH2)13.
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Figure 4
Chemical structures of alkaloids from Arisaematis.
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Figure 5
Chemical structures of fatty acids and sterols from Arisaematis.
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Figure 6
Chemical structure of flavonoids from Arisaematis.
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Figure 7
Chemical structure of amino acids in Arisaematis.
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Figure 8
Chemical structure of nucleosides from Arisaematis.
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Figure 9
Other chemical structures of Arisaematis.
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