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A Systematic Review of the Botanical, Phytochemical and Pharmacological Profile of Dracaena cochinchinensis, a Plant Source of the Ethnomedicine “Dragon’s Blood”

“Dragon’s blood” is the name given to a deep red resin obtained from a variety of plant sources. The resin extracted from stems of Dracaena cochinchinensis is one such source of “dragon’s blood”. It has a reputation for facilitating blood circulation and dispersing blood stasis. In traditional Chine...

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Autores principales: Fan, Jia-Yi, Yi, Tao, Sze-To, Chui-Mei, Zhu, Lin, Peng, Wan-Ling, Zhang, Ya-Zhou, Zhao, Zhong-Zhen, Chen, Hu-Biao
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Publicado: MDPI 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6270834/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25054444
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules190710650
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author Fan, Jia-Yi
Yi, Tao
Sze-To, Chui-Mei
Zhu, Lin
Peng, Wan-Ling
Zhang, Ya-Zhou
Zhao, Zhong-Zhen
Chen, Hu-Biao
author_facet Fan, Jia-Yi
Yi, Tao
Sze-To, Chui-Mei
Zhu, Lin
Peng, Wan-Ling
Zhang, Ya-Zhou
Zhao, Zhong-Zhen
Chen, Hu-Biao
author_sort Fan, Jia-Yi
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description “Dragon’s blood” is the name given to a deep red resin obtained from a variety of plant sources. The resin extracted from stems of Dracaena cochinchinensis is one such source of “dragon’s blood”. It has a reputation for facilitating blood circulation and dispersing blood stasis. In traditional Chinese medicine, this resinous medicine is commonly prescribed to invigorate blood circulation for the treatment of traumatic injuries, blood stasis and pain. Modern pharmacological studies have found that this resinous medicine has anti-bacterial, anti-spasmodic, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, anti-diabetic, and anti-tumor activities, while it is also known to enhance immune function, promote skin repair, stop bleeding and enhance blood circulation. Various compounds have been isolated from the plant, including loureirin A, loureirin B, loureirin C, cochinchinenin, socotrin-4'-ol, 4',7-dihydroxyflavan, 4-methylcholest-7-ene-3-ol, ethylparaben, resveratrol, and hydroxyphenol. The present review summarizes current knowledge concerning the botany, phytochemistry, pharmacological effects, toxicology studies and clinical applications of this resinous medicine as derived from D. cochinchinenesis.
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spelling pubmed-62708342018-12-21 A Systematic Review of the Botanical, Phytochemical and Pharmacological Profile of Dracaena cochinchinensis, a Plant Source of the Ethnomedicine “Dragon’s Blood” Fan, Jia-Yi Yi, Tao Sze-To, Chui-Mei Zhu, Lin Peng, Wan-Ling Zhang, Ya-Zhou Zhao, Zhong-Zhen Chen, Hu-Biao Molecules Review “Dragon’s blood” is the name given to a deep red resin obtained from a variety of plant sources. The resin extracted from stems of Dracaena cochinchinensis is one such source of “dragon’s blood”. It has a reputation for facilitating blood circulation and dispersing blood stasis. In traditional Chinese medicine, this resinous medicine is commonly prescribed to invigorate blood circulation for the treatment of traumatic injuries, blood stasis and pain. Modern pharmacological studies have found that this resinous medicine has anti-bacterial, anti-spasmodic, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, anti-diabetic, and anti-tumor activities, while it is also known to enhance immune function, promote skin repair, stop bleeding and enhance blood circulation. Various compounds have been isolated from the plant, including loureirin A, loureirin B, loureirin C, cochinchinenin, socotrin-4'-ol, 4',7-dihydroxyflavan, 4-methylcholest-7-ene-3-ol, ethylparaben, resveratrol, and hydroxyphenol. The present review summarizes current knowledge concerning the botany, phytochemistry, pharmacological effects, toxicology studies and clinical applications of this resinous medicine as derived from D. cochinchinenesis. MDPI 2014-07-22 /pmc/articles/PMC6270834/ /pubmed/25054444 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules190710650 Text en © 2014 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
spellingShingle Review
Fan, Jia-Yi
Yi, Tao
Sze-To, Chui-Mei
Zhu, Lin
Peng, Wan-Ling
Zhang, Ya-Zhou
Zhao, Zhong-Zhen
Chen, Hu-Biao
A Systematic Review of the Botanical, Phytochemical and Pharmacological Profile of Dracaena cochinchinensis, a Plant Source of the Ethnomedicine “Dragon’s Blood”
title A Systematic Review of the Botanical, Phytochemical and Pharmacological Profile of Dracaena cochinchinensis, a Plant Source of the Ethnomedicine “Dragon’s Blood”
title_full A Systematic Review of the Botanical, Phytochemical and Pharmacological Profile of Dracaena cochinchinensis, a Plant Source of the Ethnomedicine “Dragon’s Blood”
title_fullStr A Systematic Review of the Botanical, Phytochemical and Pharmacological Profile of Dracaena cochinchinensis, a Plant Source of the Ethnomedicine “Dragon’s Blood”
title_full_unstemmed A Systematic Review of the Botanical, Phytochemical and Pharmacological Profile of Dracaena cochinchinensis, a Plant Source of the Ethnomedicine “Dragon’s Blood”
title_short A Systematic Review of the Botanical, Phytochemical and Pharmacological Profile of Dracaena cochinchinensis, a Plant Source of the Ethnomedicine “Dragon’s Blood”
title_sort systematic review of the botanical, phytochemical and pharmacological profile of dracaena cochinchinensis, a plant source of the ethnomedicine “dragon’s blood”
topic Review
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6270834/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25054444
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules190710650
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