Some Chinese herbs have been used to prevent and treat diseases, and are also used as common food ingredients. These Chinese herbs are potential resource for research and development of new drugs. Leek roots is a typical medicine of food and medicine continuum. It has a long history of medicinal applications and edible food in China. In this paper, the origin, biological active components, pharmacological action and clinical application of leek roots were introduced. We hope that this review will contribute to the development of leek roots for pharmaceutical research and clinical applications, as well as related health products.
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韭;临床应用;韭根;中医;药理学
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This study was supported by grants from Key project of Natural Science Foundation of Gansu Province (No. 22JR5RA407) and Lanzhou Science and Sechnology Planning Project (No. 2020-XG-33).
Huaijian Wang a,, Ying Tian a,, Hao Tan a, Mengru Zhou a, Miao Li a, Yuchen Zhi a, Yanbin Shib, Xuefeng Li a,*. Research and application of leek roots in medicinal field[J]. Chinese Herbal Medicines (CHM),2023,15(3):391-397
