Rare plant Huperzia serrata drug source (Melaleuca tower) Progress.docVIP

 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 25 Rare plant Huperzia serrata drug source (Melaleuca tower) Progress Of: Xiao-Jun Ma, Yan Zhigang, Tian Xia Hong, Yuan by the right, Ping Shixin [Abstract] Melaleuca tower because of its treatment of senile dementia and other diseases has special medicinal value and potential of the huge economic value, are increasingly subject to international attention. This paper reviews the Melaleuca home and abroad in recent years, the biological characteristics of the tower , resource distribution, the internal microstructure, breeding, extraction and separation of Huperzine A and pharmacological aspects of the research status, and some suggestions for future research Melaleuca prospect tower. [Keywords:] Melaleuca tower, resources, breeding, Huperzine A, pharmacology Abstract: Qian Ceng Ta, a traditional Chinese medicine, whole plant of Huperzia serrata (Thunb. ex Murray) Trev., A member of the Huperziaceae family, has attracted intense attention since huperzine A (HupA) was isolated originally from it in the 1980s , marked anticholinesterase activity. in recent years, HupA has been marketed in China as a new drug for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) treatment and its derivative ZT-1 is being developed as anti-AD new drug candidate both in China and in Europe. This article summarizes the progress in biological characteristics, natural resources, microstructure, propagation of Huperzia serrata, extraction, isolation and pharmacological action of HupA in recent years. Keywords:: Qian Ceng Ta; Natural resources; Propagation; Huperzine A; Pharmacological action Huperzia serrata Huperzia serrata (Thunb.ex Murray) Trev. , Also known as Melaleuca tower, Yizu grass, grass pagoda for Huperziaceae fern genus Huperzia, the main fabric northeast, the Yangtze River and Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou and other provinces. Folk often the whole plant medicine, toxic, used for fever, bleeding, swelling and Sandu [1] .1972 Shanghai Institute