Publications by authors named "Zu-Liang Luo"
[Application and safety evaluation of plant growth regulators in traditional Chinese medicine].
Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi
April 2020
Article Synopsis
- Plant growth regulators are synthetic pesticides that mimic plant hormones and are crucial for ensuring high-quality and high-yield agricultural production, including in Chinese herbal medicine.
- The paper discusses both the benefits and risks of using these regulators in the context of traditional Chinese medicine, highlighting potential adverse effects on the medicinal quality and safety of herbal products.
- It calls for stricter regulations and monitoring of plant growth regulator usage to protect the quality of traditional Chinese medicines and mitigate risks to human health and the environment.
Cycloartenol, a phytosterol compound, also one of the key precusor substances for biosynthesis of numerous sterol compounds, has a variety of pharmacological activities such as anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor, antioxidant, antibiosis and anti-alzheimer's disease. Furthermore, cycloartenol also plays an important role in the process of plant growth and development. This article reviewed the research progress on cycloartenol pharmacological activity in domestic and foreign articles, and summarized the effect of cycloartenol and "cycloartenol pathway" on the plant growth and development, laying foundation for the its further study, development and utilization.
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