Abstract:
Liriope Muscari [
Liriope Muscari(Decne)Baily], one of the original plant-loading varieties of Radix Liriopes included in “
China Pharmacopoeia”(2010 ed), has various effects such as nourishing yin and promoting the secretion of body fluid, moistening lung and clearing away the heart-fire with the dried root. The saponin, DT-13, is the major active constituent of
Liriope tuberous root, with a variety of pharmacological activities including anti-tumor metastasis, enhancing immunity, and anti-inflammation. In this paper, the chemical structure, content determination, pharmacological activities and safety evaluation of DT-13 were summarized. It suggests that DT-13 could be considered as a candidate drug with important research potentials and various promising application.