SHANDONG SCIENCE ›› 2016, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (6): 30-39.doi: 10.3976/j.issn.1002-4026.2016.06.005

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Research advances on chemical constituents of leaves from Lonicera japonica Thunb.

ZHU Heng1, CHEN Jing-xian2, WEN Lei1, WANG Zhao-ping1, JING Feng3, WANG Dai-jie3*   

  1. 1.School of Pharmacy, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250355, China; 2.  School of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China; 3.Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Quality Control Technology, Shandong Analysis and Test Center, Jinan 250014, China
  • Received:2016-02-25 Online:2016-12-20 Published:2016-12-20

Abstract:

Leaves from Lonicera japonica Thunb. are byproducts of Lonicerae japonicae flos, about 10 times yield of flowers, and have stronger pharmacological activity. We review chemical constituents of volatile oil, organic acids, flavonoids and iridoid glycosides in leaves of Lonicerae japonicae and discover that these are similar with those of the flowers. Therefore, the leaves can serve as substitutes for Lonicerae japonicae flos for it's existing high prices. Their research focus lies in content determination, component separation and pharmacology of extracts. Their future research should highlight chemical separation and activity oriented active sites, and comparison of pharmacological activity between leaves and flowers from Lonicera japonica Thunb.

Key words: leaves from Lonicera japonica Thunb., chemical constituents, Lonicera japonica Thunb.

CLC Number: 

  • R284.2