Abstract
The sea urchin is an ancient, common, seafloor-dwelling marine invertebrate that belongs to the phylum Echinodermata. There are multiple species of sea urchin with resources that are widely distributed in China, where they were used in ancient times as Traditional Chinese Medicine for treating a variety of diseases. At present, it is known that the shell, spine and gonad of the sea urchin have many medicinal values determined through modern research. In this paper, we summarized the major chemical constituents and medicinal value of the sea urchin.
Keywords: Chemical constituents, medicinal value, sea urchin.
Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry
Title:Traditional Chinese Medicine - Sea Urchin
Volume: 14 Issue: 6
Author(s): Xiao-Hui Shang, Xiao-Yu Liu, Jian-Peng Zhang, Yun Gao, Bing-Hua Jiao, Heng Zheng and Xiao-Ling Lu
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Keywords: Chemical constituents, medicinal value, sea urchin.
Abstract: The sea urchin is an ancient, common, seafloor-dwelling marine invertebrate that belongs to the phylum Echinodermata. There are multiple species of sea urchin with resources that are widely distributed in China, where they were used in ancient times as Traditional Chinese Medicine for treating a variety of diseases. At present, it is known that the shell, spine and gonad of the sea urchin have many medicinal values determined through modern research. In this paper, we summarized the major chemical constituents and medicinal value of the sea urchin.
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Shang Xiao-Hui, Liu Xiao-Yu, Zhang Jian-Peng, Gao Yun, Jiao Bing-Hua, Zheng Heng and Lu Xiao-Ling, Traditional Chinese Medicine - Sea Urchin, Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry 2014; 14 (6) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1389557514666140529224147
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1389557514666140529224147 |
Print ISSN 1389-5575 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
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