Research Progress on the Antidepressant Effect of Morinda officinalis Oligosaccharides
Morinda officinalis is one of the four traditional southern medicines in China.Modern studies show that its oligosaccha-rides have good anti-depression activity.After continuous research and development by Chinese scientists,Morinda officinalis oligosac-charide Capsules,which are mainly composed of Morinda officinalis oligosaccharide,have been approved to be marketed as the fifth kinds of anti-depression new drugs in Chinese traditional medicine with independent intellectual property rights.By referring to the domestic and foreign literature on Morinda officinalis oligosaccharide as the research object,this paper comprehensively summarizes and combs the research and development process,anti-depression mechanism,extraction process,detection method and clinical application of Morinda officinalis oligosaccharide,which provides references for the subsequent research on Morinda officinalis oligosaccharides and the research and development of antidepressant drugs discovered from traditional Chinese medicine and natural products.