Fagopyrum tataricum (L.) Gaertn.: A Review on its Traditional Uses, Phytochemical and Pharmacology

作者:Lv Lijuan; Xia Yuan; Zou Dezhi; Han Huarui; Wang Yingli; Fang Huiyong*; Li Minhui*
来源:Food Science and Technology Research, 2017, 23(1): 1-7.
DOI:10.3136/fstr.23.1

摘要

Fagopyrum tataricum (L.) Gaertn. is an effective medical plant, and is also used as a healthy and adjuvant therapy functional food. Although a considerable amount of scientific research was reported on F tataricum in the last decades, it is currently scattered across various publications. The present review comprises the traditional uses and ethnobotanical, phytochemical and pharmacological research on F tataricum in the last decades. A large number of chemical studies and pharmacological during the last decades have demonstrated the vast medicinal potential of F tataricum. The objective of this review is to bring together most of the scientific research available on F tataricum and evaluate its effects and mechanisms.