中药挥发油及芳香性药物的研究进展

中药挥发油及芳香性药物是一类与水不混溶,具挥发性和特殊气味的中药,成分十分复杂,且来源不同,功效各异,在心脑血管系统、中枢神经系统、呼吸系统、胃肠道系统、抗菌、抗炎、抗肿瘤、抗病毒及促进药物吸收等多方面都具有作用.近年来,关于中药挥发油及芳香性药物的研究日益增多,在医药方面已显示出广阔的应用前景.本研究就中药挥发油及芳香性药物在化学成分、药理作用及促吸收方面取得的研究成果进行了综述,为挥发油及芳香性药物的研究、开发及应用提供参考.

Advances in herbal volatile oil and aromatic herbs

The herbal volatile oil and aromatic herbs are traditional Chinese medicine which have some unique characteristics of volatility, special smell, complicated chemical constituents and the water insoluble property. The aromatic herbs from different sources have biodiversity effects on the cardiovascular,central nervous, respiratory and gastrointestinal system. They also play important roles in antibiosis, anti-inflammation, anticancer, antivirus and absorption enhancement, etc. In recent years, the herbal volatile oil and aromatic herbs have been widely reported to show broad prospect in medicinal application. In order to support various developmental works,the latest research results on herbal volatile oil and aromatic herbs are reviewed in this article in respect of chemical constituents, pharmacological action,and absorption enhancement.