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Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry, Pharmacology and Toxicology of Rhizoma phragmitis: A Narrative Review

Rhizoma phragmitis is a common Chinese herbal medicine whose effects are defined as ‘clearing heat and fire, promoting fluid production to quench thirst, eliminating irritability, stopping vomiting, and disinhibiting urine’. During the Novel Coronavirus epidemic in 2020, the Weijing Decoction and Wu...

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Autores principales: Ren, Yuan, Cui, Ge-dan, He, Li-sha, Yao, Huan, Zi, Chang-yan, Gao, Yong-xiang
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Nature Singapore 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8940586/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35319074
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11655-022-3572-1
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Sumario:Rhizoma phragmitis is a common Chinese herbal medicine whose effects are defined as ‘clearing heat and fire, promoting fluid production to quench thirst, eliminating irritability, stopping vomiting, and disinhibiting urine’. During the Novel Coronavirus epidemic in 2020, the Weijing Decoction and Wuye Lugen Decoction, with Rhizoma phragmitis as the main herbal component, were included in The Pneumonia Treatment Protocol for Novel Coronavirus Infection (Trial Version 5) due to remarkable antiviral effects. Modern pharmacological studies have shown that Rhizoma phragmitis has antiviral, antioxidative, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and hypoglycemic functions, lowers blood lipids and protects the liver and kidney. This review aims to provide a systematic summary of the botany, traditional applications, phytochemistry, pharmacology and toxicology of Rhizoma phragmitis. ELECTRONIC SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: Supplementary material (Appendixes 1–3) is available in the online version of this article at 10.1007/s11655-022-3572-1.