Lycoris Herbert, family Amaryllidaceae, is a small genus of about 20 species that are native to the warm temperate woodlands of eastern Asia, as in China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and the Himalayas. For many years, species of Lycoris have been subjected to extensive phytochemical and pharmacological investigations, resulting in either the isolation or identification of more than 110 Amaryllidaceae alkaloids belonging to different structural types. Amaryllidaceae alkaloids are frequently studied for their interesting biological properties, including antiviral, antibacterial, antitumor, antifungal, antimalarial, analgesic, cytotoxic, and cholinesterase inhibition activities. The present review aims to summarize comprehensively the research that has been reported on the phytochemistry and pharmacology of the genus Lycoris.
- MeSH
- Amaryllidaceae Alkaloids chemistry therapeutic use MeSH
- Amaryllidaceae chemistry MeSH
- Antimalarials chemistry therapeutic use MeSH
- Phytochemicals therapeutic use MeSH
- Plant Roots chemistry MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Lycoris chemistry MeSH
- Plant Extracts chemistry therapeutic use MeSH
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- Humans MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Review MeSH
- Geographicals
- China MeSH
