Biological Effects and Clinical Applications of Dwarf Elder (Sambucus ebulus L): A Review-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Biological Effects and Clinical Applications of Dwarf Elder (Sambucus ebulus L): A Review

Published:2017-04-11 Issue:4 Volume:22 Page:996-1001
ISSN:2156-5872
Container-title:Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine
language:en
Short-container-title:J Evid Based Complementary Altern Med

Author:

Jabbari Marzie¹,Daneshfard Babak²³^ORCID,Emtiazy Majid¹⁴,Khiveh Ali¹,Hashempur Mohammad Hashem⁵⁶

Affiliation:

1. Department of Traditional Medicine, Faculty of Iranian Traditional Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Ardakan, Yazd, Iran

2. Essence of Parsiyan Wisdom Institute, Phytopharmaceutical Technology and Traditional Medicine Incubator, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

3. Department of Traditional Persian Medicine, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

4. Research Center of Iranian Traditional Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran

5. Noncommunicable Diseases Research Center, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran

6. Department of Traditional Medicine, School of Medicine, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran

Abstract

Dwarf elder ( Sambucus ebulus L) is one of the best known medicinal herbs since ancient times. In view of its benefits as a widely applicable phytomedicine, it is still used in folk medicine of different parts of the world. In addition to its nutritional values, dwarf elder contains different phytochemicals among which flavonoids and lectins are responsible for most of its therapeutic effects. Dwarf elder has been used for different ailments including: joint pains, cold, wounds, and infections. Nevertheless, recent evidence has revealed its potentials for making attempts at treating cancer and metabolic disorders. This review aimed to provide a comprehensive description of dwarf elder regarding its traditional uses and modern findings which may contribute to the development of novel natural-based therapeutic agents.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes,Building and Construction

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/2156587217701322

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