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Zeqi has multifunctional therapeutic potential in modern medicine
Announcing a new publication for Acta Materia Medica magazine. Zeqi (Euphorbia helioscopia L.), is a widespread plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. Zeqi is a famous Chinese herbal medicine with the effects of inducing diuresis, eliminating edema, killing pathogens, relieving itching, etc. It can be used to treat edema, dysentery, osteomyelitis, cancer and many other diseases. With the development of processing and extraction technologies, a range of active substances have been extracted from Zeqi, including terpenes, steroids, tannins and flavonoids. Among these components, terpenes are the most common. Recent pharmacological studies have shown that Zeqi has diverse functions, including antitumor activity,...
Zeqi has multifunctional therapeutic potential in modern medicine
Announcing a new release forActa Materia MedicaMagazine. Zeqi (Euphorbia helioscope L.), is a widespread plant in the Euphorbiaceae family. Zeqi is a famous Chinese herbal medicine with the effects of inducing diuresis, eliminating edema, killing pathogens, relieving itching, etc. It can be used to treat edema, dysentery, osteomyelitis, cancer and many other diseases.
With the development of processing and extraction technologies, a range of active substances have been extracted from Zeqi, including terpenes, steroids, tannins and flavonoids. Among these components, terpenes are the most common. Recent pharmacological studies have shown that Zeqi has diverse functions, including antitumor activity, antiviral activity, anti-inflammatory activity, anthelmintic activity, antibacterial activity and antioxidant activity.
This article summarizes pharmacological studies on Zeqi in recent years to provide a more comprehensive analysis of the application of traditional Chinese medicine Zeqi in clinical treatment and modern medicine.
Sources:
Liang, Y.,et al.(2024) Preliminary study on Zeqi: from pharmacological action of active ingredients to clinical application research. Acta Materia Medica. doi.org/10.15212/AMM-2024-0050.