title: [Research progress on alkaloids constituents from Zanthoxylum and their pharmacological activities].
abstract: There are 250 species of Zanthoxylum (Rutaceae) in the world. This genus distributed in tropical and subtropical regions. Alkaloids are the major and representative ingredients in these plants including quinolines, isoquinolines, and amide alkaloids, with such biological activities as anti-tumor, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, anti-virus, anti-platelet aggregation, anti-bacteria and anti- oxidant. These species have been used for a long time to treat toothache, urinary and venereal diseases, lumbago and rheumatism. This review summarizes the chemical constituents and pharmacological activities from the Z. sppplants, in an effort to the systematic research and application of the alkaloids of this genus.
authors.forename: Hai-mei
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Lu
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Qiu
authors.forename: Zhen-jian
authors.initials: ZJ
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zou
authors.forename: Jin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Fu
mesh_terms: D000470:Alkaloids / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D015394:Molecular Structure; D032106:Zanthoxylum / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000470:Alkaloids; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal