Rheumatoid Arthritis: Zhang ML

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A digest of articles written 1999 and later, on the topic "Arthritis, Rheumatoid," originating from Planet Earth —» Zhang ML.  Display:  All Citations ·  All Abstracts
1 Review Chemical and pharmacological studies of the plants from genus Celastrus. 2009

Su XH, Zhang ML, Zhan WH, Huo CH, Shi QW, Gu YC, Kiyota H. · School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hebei Medical University, 361 Zhongshan East Road, Shijiazhuang 050017, Hebei Province, P. R. China. · Chem Biodivers. · Pubmed #19235157 No free full text.

Abstract: The plants of genus Celastrus, distributed in Asia, have been used as natural insecticides and folk medicines to treat fever, chill, joint pain, edema, rheumatoid arthritis, and bacterial infection in China for a long time. This contribution reviews the chemical constituents, isolated from the plants in genus Celastrus in the past few decades, and their biological activities. The compounds listed are sesquiterpenes (beta-agarofurans), diterpenes, triterpenes, alkaloids, and flavonoids.