title: [Progressive studies of paeoniflorin].
abstract: Paeoniflorin is one of the bioactive components of Paeonia lactiflora, a traditional Chinese herbal medicine. It is the main monoterpene glucoside isolated from the P. lactiflora in 1963. Since then, researchers have found that paeoniflorin has multifold pharmacological effects. In this review, based on the recent available papers published in PubMed and National Knowledge Infrastructure Data Base, we present the major current approaches in understanding the detection methodology, pharmacokinetics and pharmacology, and toxicology of paeoniflorin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurobiology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
authors.forename: Li-Rong
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Xiong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Feng-Qing
authors.initials: FQ
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.forename: Xin-Hong
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Tian-Ming
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Gao
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001565:Benzoates / Q000032:analysis / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology; D001952:Bridged-Ring Compounds / Q000032:analysis / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000032:analysis / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005960:Glucosides / Q000032:analysis / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D039821:Monoterpenes; D006027:Glycosides
chemical_list: D001565:Benzoates; D001952:Bridged-Ring Compounds; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D005960:Glucosides; D039821:Monoterpenes; C015423:peoniflorin; D006027:Glycosides