title: Evaluation of chemical constituents and important mechanism of pharmacological biology in dendrobium plants.
abstract: Dendrobium species, commonly known as "Shihu" or "Huangcao," represents the second largest genus of Orchidaceae, which are used commonly as tonic herbs and healthy food in many Asian countries. The aim of this paper is to review the history, chemistry, and pharmacology of different Dendrobium species on the basis of the latest academic literatures found in Google Scholar, PubMed, Sciencedirect, Scopus, and SID.
authors.affiliation: School of Chinese Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, 10 Sassoon Road, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Yau
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.affiliation: School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Tzi Bun
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.affiliation: School of Chinese Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, 10 Sassoon Road, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Ren Ming
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.affiliation: School of Chinese Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, 10 Sassoon Road, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.affiliation: School of Chinese Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, 10 Sassoon Road, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Kai
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: School of Chinese Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, 10 Sassoon Road, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Stephen Cho Wing
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Sze
authors.affiliation: School of Chinese Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, 10 Sassoon Road, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Kalin Yanbo
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Zhang