Jasminum sambac: Progress in research on ethnopharmacology, phytochemistry, pharmacological actions and other applications

This paper reviews the progress of research on the botany, traditional uses, phytochemistry, pharmacology, modern uses and toxicity of Jasminum sambac (L.) Aiton (JS).

Literature for this paper on JS was obtained from databases such as Web of Science, PubMed, ACS Publications, Google Scholar, Baidu Scholar, and CNKI. Find botanical related information at The Catalogue of Life, Flora of China database. All chemical structures were drawn using Chemdraw23 software.

JS is an erect or climbing shrub that grows mainly in tropical and warm temperate regions of South Asia, Southeast Asia, Europe, and Africa, and has been used in traditional medicine for the treatment of insomnia, headaches, dental caries, bruises, diarrhea and abdominal pain, dizziness and headaches, and difficult labor. More than 200 phytochemicals have been isolated and identified from JS, most of which are terpenes, aromatic compounds, organic acids and their derivatives. JS can be used in the development of antimicrobials, antioxidants, and cardiotonic agents; It has certain anti-inflammatory activity and anti-cancer activity; it also enhances immunity, vasodilates blood vessels and is anti-aging. In addition, JS has applications in the fields of ecological regulation, insecticide and food safety and security.

In view of its long history of traditional applications, rich phytochemical composition, diverse pharmacological activities and modern application development, JS can be regarded as an important botanical resource in the field of traditional medicine as well as in the modern ecological and food fields. However, the current extraction methods and the limitations of JS itself, most of the studies on JS volatile compounds focus on volatile components, and the resulting components are not strictly screened, and lack of research on the characteristic components; In addition, although JS has a wealth of pharmacological effects, the contemporary research in the field of medicine is not enough to pay attention to its pharmacological aspects of the research has only been carried out preliminary cellular experiments and simple animal experiments, to exert the effect of the mechanism of action of the medicinal effect is not thoroughly researched. It is recommended to strengthen the research in the field of JS medicinal use, develop new dosage forms, and establish a special base for cultivation, planting and research of medicinal JS, so as to better realize the development and utilization of JS resources.