title: [Advance in studies on areca nuts and their active substances].
abstract: A number of clinical practices and studies indicated that areca nuts showed such effects as anthelmintic, food retention removal, qi activation and diuresis, and elimination of wetness and jaundice. Arecoline is the most important pharmacological active ingredient for healthcare from areca plants with a wide influence on human functions. In recent years, a lot of studies have been made on areca nuts and arecoline's pharmacology, physiology and immunity. The article summarizes areca nuts and their active substances.
authors.affiliation: Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510120, China. 2000jiangzhi@163.com
authors.forename: Zhi
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Qi-Cheng
authors.initials: QC
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Li-Xing
authors.initials: LX
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Zhi-Qiang
authors.initials: ZQ
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D001114:Areca / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D009754:Nuts / Q000737:chemistry*; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D010936:Plant Extracts