title: Research Progress on Chemical Constituents of Lonicerae japonicae flos.
abstract: Lonicerae japonicae flos is commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine for thousands of years with confirmed curative effects. Except for medicine, it is also used in healthy food, cosmetics, and soft beverages for its specific activities. Therefore, the chemical constituents, mainly including organic acids, flavonoids, iridoids, triterpenoids, and volatile oils, have been well studied by many scholars in recent years and a comprehensive and systematic review on chemical constituents of Lonicerae japonicae flos is indispensable. This paper aims at reviewing the chemical components of LJF in recent years through searching for the literatures both at home and abroad. Our results show that 212 components have been isolated from Lonicerae japonicae flos, including 27 flavonoids, 40 organic acids, 83 iridoids, 17 triterpenoids, and 45 other compounds, which could lay a foundation for the further application of Lonicerae japonicae flos.
authors.affiliation: School of Pharmacy, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250355, China.
authors.forename: Lingna
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Shiyan Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Shiyan 442012, China.
authors.forename: Qiu
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.affiliation: School of Pharmacy, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250355, China.
authors.forename: Jinghong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.affiliation: School of Pharmacy, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250355, China.
authors.forename: Yongqing
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: School of Pharmacy, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250355, China.
authors.forename: Jia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D031239:Lonicera / Q000737:chemistry*; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional