Research progress on quercetin resource,its pharmacological effect and major dosage form
Quercetin is widely distributed in the plant kingdom.Quercetin is found in high content in foods such as onion,lotus seeds,green tea and Chinese herbal medicine including schisandra,houttuynia and sophora flowers.Quercetin has many biological activities,including anti-oxidation,anti-inflammatory,antibacterial,anti-virus,anti-tumor,immune regulation and neuroprotection.It is of clinical significant in the treatment of atherosclerosis,bacterial infection,viral infection,tumors,nervous system diseases,etc.However,its clinical application is limited due to the low solubility,poor water solubility and low bioavailability.The new technology and dosage forms of pharmaceutical preparations are expected to overcome the application limitation of quercetin.This article provides a brief overview of the crude medicine resources,pharmacological effect,and main dosage form of quercetin.
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