Integrative Biology Journals

Natural Products and Bioprospecting ›› 2022, Vol. 12 ›› Issue (6): 39-39.DOI: 10.1007/s13659-022-00361-0

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Phytochemical and pharmacological studies on Solanum lyratum: a review

Yue Zhao, Wen-Ke Gao, Xiang-Dong Wang, Li-Hua Zhang, Hai-Yang Yu, Hong-Hua Wu   

  1. State Key Laboratory of Component-Based Chinese Medicine, Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 10 Poyanghu Road, West Area, Tuanbo New Town, Jinghai District, Tianjin 301617, People's Republic of China
  • Received:2022-08-06 Online:2022-12-23 Published:2022-12-24
  • Contact: Hong-Hua Wu, E-mail: wuhonghua2011@tjutcm.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    This study was funded by a grant (No. 21ZYJDJC00080) from the Tianjin Committee of Science and Technology of China, the National Key Research and Development Project of China (No. 2018YFC1707904, 2018YFC1707905, and 2018YFC1707403) and the Important Drug Development Fund, Ministry of Science and Technology of China (No. 2018ZX09735-002).

Phytochemical and pharmacological studies on Solanum lyratum: a review

Yue Zhao, Wen-Ke Gao, Xiang-Dong Wang, Li-Hua Zhang, Hai-Yang Yu, Hong-Hua Wu   

  1. State Key Laboratory of Component-Based Chinese Medicine, Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 10 Poyanghu Road, West Area, Tuanbo New Town, Jinghai District, Tianjin 301617, People's Republic of China
  • 通讯作者: Hong-Hua Wu, E-mail: wuhonghua2011@tjutcm.edu.cn
  • 基金资助:
    This study was funded by a grant (No. 21ZYJDJC00080) from the Tianjin Committee of Science and Technology of China, the National Key Research and Development Project of China (No. 2018YFC1707904, 2018YFC1707905, and 2018YFC1707403) and the Important Drug Development Fund, Ministry of Science and Technology of China (No. 2018ZX09735-002).

Abstract: Solanum lyratum is one of the temperate plants, broadly distributed in Korea, China, Japan, India, and South-East Asia and well-documented in those oriental ethnic medicine systems for curing cancers, jaundice, edema, gonorrhea, cholecystitis, phlogosis, rheumatoid arthritis, etc. This review systematically summarized the research progress on S. lyratum respecting the botany, traditional uses, phytochemistry, pharmacology, and toxicology to increase people’s in-depth understanding of this plant, by data retrieval in a series of online or off-line electronic databases as far as we can reach. Steroidal saponins and alkaloids, terpenoids, nitrogenous compounds, and flavonoid compounds are the main chemical constituents in S.lyratum. Among them, steroidal alkaloids and saponins are the major active ingredients ever found in S. lyratum, exerting activities of anti-cancer, anti-inflammation, anti-microbial, anti-allergy, and antioxidation in vivo or in vitro. As a result, S. lyratum has been frequently prescribed for the abovementioned therapeutic purposes, and there are substantial traditional and modern shreds of evidence of its use.

Key words: Solanum lyratum Thunb., Steroidal saponins, Steroidal alkaloids, Anti-cancer, Toxicity

摘要: Solanum lyratum is one of the temperate plants, broadly distributed in Korea, China, Japan, India, and South-East Asia and well-documented in those oriental ethnic medicine systems for curing cancers, jaundice, edema, gonorrhea, cholecystitis, phlogosis, rheumatoid arthritis, etc. This review systematically summarized the research progress on S. lyratum respecting the botany, traditional uses, phytochemistry, pharmacology, and toxicology to increase people’s in-depth understanding of this plant, by data retrieval in a series of online or off-line electronic databases as far as we can reach. Steroidal saponins and alkaloids, terpenoids, nitrogenous compounds, and flavonoid compounds are the main chemical constituents in S.lyratum. Among them, steroidal alkaloids and saponins are the major active ingredients ever found in S. lyratum, exerting activities of anti-cancer, anti-inflammation, anti-microbial, anti-allergy, and antioxidation in vivo or in vitro. As a result, S. lyratum has been frequently prescribed for the abovementioned therapeutic purposes, and there are substantial traditional and modern shreds of evidence of its use.

关键词: Solanum lyratum Thunb., Steroidal saponins, Steroidal alkaloids, Anti-cancer, Toxicity