title: Recent progress in Glinus oppositifolius research.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Glinus oppositifolius (L.) Aug. DC. (Molluginaceae), a perennial subshrubs herb, grows at low altitudes in the southern part of Taiwan, and is used in traditional Chinese medicine for herpes zoster and herpangina.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This study describes nutritional and therapeutic potential of Glinus oppositifolius and summarizes scientific evidence that supports traditional claims; recent progress in research for this plant is reviewed herein.
  
  
  METHODS
  The literature has been retrieved from the web-based online systems including PubMed, Medline, and Google Scholar. The articles related to phytochemistry, pharmaceutical biology and ethnopharmacology have been excluded.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In clinical practice, the plant has been extensively investigated in a broad range of studies to provide scientific evidence for folklore claims or to find new therapeutic uses. The present review may arouse related research and make a more valid display for Taiwanese native medicinal plants.
authors.affiliation: School of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University , Taichung, Taiwan , ROC .
authors.forename: Shi-Yuan
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Sheu
authors.forename: Chun-Hsu
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: Yi-Chih
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Lei
authors.forename: Tzong-Fu
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Kuo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D035704:Molluginaceae; D008517:Phytotherapy / Q000639:trends*; D013624:Taiwan
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal
keywords: Glinus oppositifolius; herbal medicine; pharmacological; phytochemical