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. 2017 Apr 19;11(2):203–213. doi: 10.1007/s11684-017-0504-0

Systematic review for geo-authentic Lonicerae Japonicae Flos

Xingyue Yang 1,2, Yali Liu 3, Aijuan Hou 3, Yang Yang 4, Xin Tian 5, Liyun He 3,✉
PMCID: PMC7089257  PMID: 28425044

Abstract

In traditional Chinese medicine, Lonicerae Japonicae Flos is commonly used as anti-inflammatory, antiviral, and antipyretic herbal medicine, and geo-authentic herbs are believed to present the highest quality among all samples from different regions. To discuss the current situation and trend of geo-authentic Lonicerae Japonicae Flos, we searched Chinese Biomedicine Literature Database, Chinese Journal Full-text Database, Chinese Scientific Journal Full-text Database, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Wanfang, and PubMed. We investigated all studies up to November 2015 pertaining to quality assessment, discrimination, pharmacological effects, planting or processing, or ecological system of geo-authentic Lonicerae Japonicae Flos. Sixty-five studies mainly discussing about chemical fingerprint, component analysis, planting and processing, discrimination between varieties, ecological system, pharmacological effects, and safety were systematically reviewed. By analyzing these studies, we found that the key points of geo-authentic Lonicerae Japonicae Flos research were quality and application. Further studies should focus on improving the quality by selecting the more superior of all varieties and evaluating clinical effectiveness.

Keywords: Lonicerae Japonicae Flos, geo-authentic, herbal quality, chemical fingerprint, component analysis

Acknowledgements

This study was supported by a grant from Program for State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Dao-di Herbs (No. z0310-3).

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