Gastrodia elata Blume Polysaccharides: A Review of Their Acquisition, Analysis, Modification, and Pharmacological Activities
Zhu H, Liu C, Hou J, Long H, Wang B, Guo D, Lei M, Wu W · Molecules · 2019 July 02
DOI 10.3390/molecules24132436
Objective
Gastrodia elata Blume (G. elata) is a valuable Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) with a wide range of clinical applications. G. elata polysaccharides, as one of the main active ingredients of G. elata, have interesting extraction, purification, qualitative analysis, quantitative analysis, derivatization, and pharmacological activity aspects, yet a review of G. elata polysaccharides has not yet been published. Based on this, this article summarizes the progress of G. elata polysaccharides in terms of the above aspects to provide a basis for their further research and development.
Conclusions
In summary, many new ideas and techniques have been developed for the study of polysaccharides in traditional Chinese medicine. However, the extraction, analysis, and derivatization of G. elata polysaccharides are still conducted using traditional methods. Consequently, G. elata polysaccharides have not been fully studied. There is still much room for deeper research. New extraction, analysis, and derivatization research methods should be applied to the study of G. elata polysaccharides to further discover its potential bioactivity, functions, and applications.
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