A review on the application, phytochemistry and pharmacology of Polygonatum odoratum, an edible medicinal plant

Polygonatum odoratum is distributed in several countries around the world as a medicinal and dual-use plant, Polygonatum odoratum is distributed in several countries around the world as a medicinal and dua-se plat and its rhizomes are used in China as a traditional Chinese medicine, also as vegetables, foods, functional foods or tea, with a history of application for more than 2 000 years, with precise efficacy and no toxic side and its rhizomes are used in China as a traditional Chinese medicine also as vegetables foods functional foods or tea with a hi tory of applcation for more than 2 000 years with precise fficacy and no toxic side effects. However, few reviews are published on its chemical composition and its pharmacological effects. effct . However, few reviews are published on its chemical composition and its pharmacological effects. There are many components of P. odoratum, including steroidal saponins, homoisoflavanones, isoflavones, flavonoids, lkaloids, ligin, volatile oil, polysaccharides and lectins. In this review, recent advances of There are many components of P odoratum, including steroida saponins homoisoflavanones isoflavones the history and cnsumptio of P. odoratum, the types of chemical components, and th pharmacological flavonoids alkaloids, lignin volaile oil, po ysaccharides and lectins In this review re cent advances of the his ory and consumption of P odoratum the ypes of chemical components and the pharmacological effects manifested in antitumour and anticancer, antioxidant, slowing senescence, relieving fatigue and immune regulation are summarized and discussed. Presumably, the main active ingredients of the plant effects manifested n antitumour and anticancer antioxidant slowing senescence relieving faigue and immune regutio are summrized and discussed Presumably, the main active ngred ents of the plant are homoisoflavanones, polysaccharides, saponins, and lectins. The review provides a reference for its development and utilization in the field of functional food and medicine in the future. are homoisoflavanones polysaccharides saponins and lectins The review prov 22 ejn caem of oocences. usnservces sever .. on eaf of e (c) 2023 Beijing Academy of Food SciencePublishing services by Elsevir BV on behalf of KeAi Communication Co Ltd This is an open access article under the CC BY NC-ND lcense Communcatons Co Ltd Ths s an open acss artce under the CC BY NC ND cense Communications Co., Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http//creativecommonsorglicense /by nc nd/40/) (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). (htt // ti r /li /b d/40/)