ไลเคนกับการใช้เป็นยารักษาโรค [Lichen for Traditional Medicine]
- Author:
- พาป้อง ข. [Papong K.]
- Year:
- 2012
- Journal:
- วารสารพฤกษศาสตร์ไทย [Thai Journal of Botany]
- Pages:
- 4(1): 1-13
- Url:
[in Thai language with English abstract:] Lichens are a unique life style in the Kingdom Fungi. They are a symbiosis
between algae or cyanobacteria and fungi. They have been used in traditional medicine;
including traditional Indian medicine, traditional Chinese medicine, homeopathy and western
medical herbals. The diverse diseases for which lichens have been used include arthritis,
alopecia, constipation, kidney diseases, leprosy, pharyngitis, rabies, infections, worms and
infestation. The secondary metabolites, such as usnic acid and atranorin have been reported to be bioactive in traditional medicine. Animal investigations on secondary metabolites of
lichens have demonstrated antimicrobial, antitumor and immunomodulatory activity.
Therefore, the secondary compounds in lichens have high potential of medical use.
KEYWORDS: Lichen, traditional medicine
- Id:
- 22525
- Submitter:
- zdenek
- Post_time:
- Friday, 14 December 2012 16:03