金花茶组植物的化学成分及保健功效研究进展

金花茶组植物系山茶科山茶属落叶小灌木,花为金黄色,是国家一级保护物种,同时也为传统的药食两用植物。金花茶的花、叶及种子中含有丰富的营养保健成分,如多糖、多酚、黄酮类、皂苷类等活性物质,具有极高的观赏价值、药用价值和良好的保健功效。本文综述了近年来关于金花茶组植物的化学成分及其抗氧化、抗肿瘤、预防心血管疾病、降血糖、增强机体免疫机能、抗炎、抗过敏及抑菌等保健功效的研究进展,为金花茶组植物资源的开发利用提供参考。

Research Progress in Chemical Compositions and Healthy Functions of Genus Camellia sect. Chrysantha

The genus sect. Chrysantha Chang, a group of deciduous shrub with golden-yellow flowers in the family of Theaceae, Camellia, belongs to the first class of national protected plant in China. It has also been used traditionally as food and medicinal materials. The species in the genus Camellia sect. Chrysantha are valuable ornamental plants with medicinal and health beneficial effects, due to the high content of nutritional and bioactive components in their flowers, leaves and seeds, e.g., polysaccharides, polyphenols, flavonoids, and saponins. The utilization, chemical compositions of the genus Camellia sect. Chrysantha and its bioactivities including antioxidant, antineoplastic, prevention of cardiovascular disease, anti-diabetics, enhancing immunologic, anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic, as well as antibacterial effects, were reviewed in this paper. It would provide theoretical evidence for the development and utilization of the genus C. sect. Chrysantha.