Progress on pharmacological effects of sweet tea Lithocarpus litseifolius and its main active components trilobatin
Lithocarpus litseifolius(Hance)Chun.,also known as Lithocarpus polystachyus Rehd.,commonly known as sweet tea,is a traditional Chinese medicine with homology of medicine and food,which integrates medicine,tea,food and sugar.L.litseifolius is rich in dihydrochalcones such as trilobatin,phloridzin and phloretin.This paper reviews the research progress of L.litseifolius and its main component trilobatin in regulating glucose and lipid metabolism,anti-inflammatory,anti-aging and anti-oxidative stress,neuroprotection and liver protection,in order to provide a basis for the follow-up research and comprehensive development and utilization of L.litseifolius.