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Review

Natural Products, Traditional Uses and Pharmacological Activities of the Genus Biebersteinia (Biebersteiniaceae)

by
Benyin Zhang
1,2,*,†,
Xiaona Jin
3,†,
Hengxia Yin
1,
Dejun Zhang
1,2,
Huakun Zhou
4,
Xiaofeng Zhang
3 and
Lam-Son Phan Tran
5,6,*
1
State Key Laboratory of Plateau Ecology and Agriculture, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China
2
Laboratory of Natural Product Research, College of Eco-Environmental Engineering, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China
3
Institute of Life Science Application, College of Medicine, Xi’an International University, Xi’an 710017, China
4
The Key Laboratory of Restoration Ecology in Cold Region of Qinghai Province, Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Science, Xining 810008, China
5
Institute of Research and Development, Duy Tan University, 03 Quang Trung, Da Nang 550000, Vietnam
6
Stress Adaptation Research Unit, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, 1-7-22, Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi, Yokohama 230-0045, Japan
*
Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
†
These authors contributed equally to this work.
Plants 2020, 9(5), 595; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9050595
Submission received: 26 March 2020 / Revised: 25 April 2020 / Accepted: 28 April 2020 / Published: 7 May 2020
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Natural Compounds–Successful Solutions for the Medical Challenges of the 21st Century)
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Abstract

Medicinal plants have been known as a rich source of natural products (NPs). Due to their diverse chemical structures and remarkable pharmacological activities, NPs are regarded as important repertoires for drug discovery and development. Biebersteinia plant species belong to the Biebersteiniaceae family, and have been used in folk medicines in China and Iran for ages. However, the chemical properties, bioactivities and modes of action of the NPs produced by medicinal Biebersteinia species are poorly understood despite the fact that there are only four known Biebersteinia species worldwide. Here, we reviewed the chemical classifications and diversity of the various NPs found in the four known Biebersteinia species. We found that the major chemical categories in these plants include flavonoids, alkaloids, phenylpropanoids, terpenoids, essential oils and fatty acids. We also discussed the anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antibacterial, antioxidant, antihypertensive and hypoglycemic effects of the four Biebersteinia species. We believe that the present review will facilitate the exploration of traditional uses and pharmacological properties of Biebersteinia species, extraction of the NPs and elucidation of their molecular mechanisms, as well as the development of novel drugs based on the reported properties and mode-of-action.
Keywords: Biebersteinia; Biebersteiniaceae; chemical properties; natural products; traditional uses; pharmacological activities Biebersteinia; Biebersteiniaceae; chemical properties; natural products; traditional uses; pharmacological activities

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Zhang, B.; Jin, X.; Yin, H.; Zhang, D.; Zhou, H.; Zhang, X.; Tran, L.-S.P. Natural Products, Traditional Uses and Pharmacological Activities of the Genus Biebersteinia (Biebersteiniaceae). Plants 2020, 9, 595. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9050595

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Zhang B, Jin X, Yin H, Zhang D, Zhou H, Zhang X, Tran L-SP. Natural Products, Traditional Uses and Pharmacological Activities of the Genus Biebersteinia (Biebersteiniaceae). Plants. 2020; 9(5):595. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9050595

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Zhang, Benyin, Xiaona Jin, Hengxia Yin, Dejun Zhang, Huakun Zhou, Xiaofeng Zhang, and Lam-Son Phan Tran. 2020. "Natural Products, Traditional Uses and Pharmacological Activities of the Genus Biebersteinia (Biebersteiniaceae)" Plants 9, no. 5: 595. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9050595

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Zhang, B., Jin, X., Yin, H., Zhang, D., Zhou, H., Zhang, X., & Tran, L.-S. P. (2020). Natural Products, Traditional Uses and Pharmacological Activities of the Genus Biebersteinia (Biebersteiniaceae). Plants, 9(5), 595. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9050595

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