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

Abstract

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.

• Authors: Yuan Ren, Ge-Dan Cui, Li-Sha He, Huan Yao, Chang-Yan Zi, Yong-Xiang Gao
• Journal: Chinese journal of integrative medicine (Chin J Integr Med) Vol. 28 Issue 12 Pg. 1127-1136 (Dec 2022) ISSN: 1672-0415 [Print] China
• PMID: 35319074 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)
• Copyright: © 2022. The Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine Press and Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.

Chemical References

• Plant Extracts
• Drugs, Chinese Herbal
• Antioxidants
• Antiviral Agents
• Phytochemicals

Topics

• Humans
• Plant Extracts (pharmacology)
• Rhizome
• Drugs, Chinese Herbal (pharmacology, therapeutic use)
• Antioxidants (therapeutic use)
• Antiviral Agents (pharmacology, therapeutic use)
• Medicine, Chinese Traditional
• Phytochemicals (pharmacology, therapeutic use)
• Ethnopharmacology
• COVID-19 Drug Treatment