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Academic Journal of Materials & Chemistry, 2023, 4(3); doi: 10.25236/AJMC.2023.040302.

Development of Rare and Endangered Medicinal Material Resources in Southwest China—A Case Study of Bioactivity of Active Compounds from Several Species of Blumea Balsamifera Plants

Author(s)

Pei Zhang1, Nan Wu2, Pengzhi Xiang1

Corresponding Author:
Pei Zhang
Affiliation(s)

1School of Chemical Engineering, Yunnan Open University, Kunming, China

2School of Medicine, Yunnan College of Business Management, Kunming, China

Abstract

The rare and endangered medicinal materials in Southwest China are the treasures of medical resources in China, among which Blumea balsamifera is the most valuable. In this paper, the economic and social development and the status quo of rare and endangered medicinal materials in southwest China were briefly described, and several common Blumea balsamifera plants and their pharmacological characteristics were analyzed. This paper mainly introduces the main research methods and techniques used in the extraction and separation of active components from Blumea balsamifera plants, and analyzes the chemical constituents of Blumea balsamifera plants. By analyzing the chemical active components (including hair oil, flavonoids, terpenoids, phenylpropanoids, steroids, etc.) in Blumea balsamifera, it was found that the volatile oil, flavonoids and sesquiterpenoids have high medicinal value, which is worth further research and exploration. Due to the author's limited academic ability, there are inevitably some shortcomings in this paper.

Keywords

Blumea balsamifera plants, Compound composition, Bioactivity study

Cite This Paper

Pei Zhang, Nan Wu, Pengzhi Xiang. Development of Rare and Endangered Medicinal Material Resources in Southwest China—A Case Study of Bioactivity of Active Compounds from Several Species of Blumea Balsamifera Plants. Academic Journal of Materials & Chemistry (2023) Vol. 4, Issue 3: 15-23. https://doi.org/10.25236/AJMC.2023.040302.

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