Gleditsia species: An ethnomedical, phytochemical and pharmacological review

Zhang, Jianping; Tian, Xinhui; Yang, Yong‐Xun; Liu, Qingxin; Wang, Qun; Chen, Liping; Li, Hui‐Liang; Zhang, Weidong

doi:10.1016/j.jep.2015.11.044

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“…The genus Gleditsia (Fabaceae) comprises 14 species and is widely distributed in Asia, America, and Africa [1]. Gleditsia species are valuable tree species, in terms of both ecology and economics, and have a wide range of uses.…”

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“…The vegetable gum extracted from Gleditsia species can be used in many economic areas, such as the food industry, the mining 2 of 10 industry, wood processing, and papermaking, and the pod powder has been used in the fermentation of rice straw [3]. Furthermore, Gleditsia species have been widely used for centuries in local and traditional medicine [1]. Today, Gleditsia species have become a research hotspot, with particular focus on the utilization of extracted bioactive compounds from the tissues of Gleditsia species [4,5].…”

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Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Effectively Enhances the Growth of Gleditsia sinensis Lam. Seedlings under Greenhouse Conditions

Wang

Zhong

Zhu

et al. 2019

Forests

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The Chinese honey locust tree Gleditsia sinensis Lam. (Fabaceae) is a precious ecological and economic tree species that has wide-ranging usage. However, knowledge regarding seedling cultivation (especially the use of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF)) is scarce, which limits the developent of Gleditsia plantations. A pot experiment was carried out under greenhouse conditions to estimate the effects of three AMF strains (Funneliformis mosseae 1, Funneliformis mosseae 2, and Diversispora tortuosa) on the growth, photosynthetic rate, and nutrient content of G. sinensis seedlings. Results showed that the growth parameters (seedling height, basal diameter, dry biomass) of the seedlings were significantly increased by each of the three AMF strains, associated with high root colonization rates (greater than 75%). Chlorophyll concentrations and photosynthetic rates were also increased by AMF, and phosphorus (P), and potassium (K) content in the three organs (leaf, stem, and root), and nitrogen (N) content in the leaf and stem of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) seedlings were significantly higher than in non-AM seedlings. Mycorrhizal dependency of the AM seedlings was greater than 350%, and significantly correlated with the increased P and K content in all three organs and increased N content in the leaf and stem. Positive effects of F. mosseae on growth and the nutrient content of seedlings were higher than those of D. tortuosa, but no significant different effects on G. sinensis seedlings were observed between the two strains of F. mosseae. Hence, growth of G. sinensis seedlings was effectively enhanced by AMF, with F. mosseae being more suitable for the inoculation of G. sinensis seedlings. These results indicate that arbuscular mycorrhization is beneficial for the growth of young G. sinensis plants. Further research is needed to determine whether the effects can be reproduced in a forest situation.

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Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Effectively Enhances the Growth of Gleditsia sinensis Lam. Seedlings under Greenhouse Conditions

Wang

Zhong

Zhu

et al. 2019

Forests

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“…According to the report in literature, Spina Gleditsiae is also widely distributed in the Gyeongju city area in Korea. It is used in Korea for treatment of carbuncle, swelling, suppuration, scabies, and skin diseases [ 12 ]. Clearly, the bioactive secondary metabolites of the thorn of G. sinensis are the basic functional units to possess those pharmacological effects of the herbal Spina Gleditsiae.…”

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“…G. sinensis , particularly its fruit part, is rich in triterpenes [ 12 ]. However, there are also three triterpenes to be isolated from the thorn of G. sinensis .…”

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From Traditional Usage to Pharmacological Evidence: A Systematic Mini-Review of Spina Gleditsiae

Gao

Yang

Yin

2016

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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Spina Gleditsiae is an important herb with various medicinal properties in traditional and folk medicinal systems of East Asian countries. In China through the centuries, it has been traditionally used as a source of drugs for anticancer, detoxication, detumescence, apocenosis, and antiparasites effects. Recently, an increasing number of studies have been reported regarding its chemical constituents and pharmacological activities. To further evidence the traditional use, phytochemicals, and pharmacological mechanisms of this herb, a systematic literature review was performed herein for Spina Gleditsiae. The review approach consisted of searching several web-based scientific databases including PubMed, Web of Science, and Elsevier using the keywords “Spina Gleditsiae”, “Zao Jiao Ci”, and “Gleditsia sinensis”. Based on the proposed criteria, 17 articles were evaluated in detail. According to the reviewed data, it is quite evident that Spina Gleditsiae contains a number of bioactive phytochemical components, which account for variety medicinal values including anticancer, anti-inflammatory, antiatherogenic, antimicrobial, antiallergic, and antivirus activities. The phytochemical and pharmacological studies reviewed herein strongly underpin a fundamental understanding of herbal Spina Gleditsiae and support its ongoing clinical uses in China. The further phytochemical evaluation, safety verification, and clinical trials are expected to progress Spina Gleditsiae-based development to finally transform the traditional TCM herb Spina Gleditsiae to the valuable authorized drug.

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“…is a leguminous plant whose rhizobia symbiosis (nitrogen fixation) is more favorable for AMF functioning, but no researches had been made on the influences of AMF in salt tolerance of G. sinensis currently. Moreover, G. sinensis is a previous economically important tree species with multiple phamaceutical values (Zhang et al 2016). It is widely distributed in China and well adapted to many soil types.…”

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Physiological mechanism of enhancing salinity tolerance of Gleditsia sinensis Lam. by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

Wang

Zhang

et al. 2019

Preprint

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18Crosstalk between salicylic acid (SA) and jasmonic acid (JA) signaling plays an important 19 role in molecular regulation of plant senescence. Our previous works found that SA could 20 delay methyl jasmonate (MeJA)-induced leaf senescence in a concentration-dependent 21 manner. Here, the effect of low concentration of SA (LCSA) application on MeJA-induced 22 leaf senescence was further assessed. High-throughput sequencing (RNA-Seq) results 23 showed that LCSA did not have dominant effects on the genetic regulatory pathways of 24 basal metabolism like nitrogen metabolism, photosynthesis and glycolysis. The 25ClusterONE was applied to identify discrete gene modules based on protein-protein 26 interaction (PPI) network. Interestingly, an autophagy-related (ATG) module was identified 27 in the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) that exclusively induced by MeJA together 28 with LCSA. RT-qPCR confirmed that the expression of most of the determined ATG genes 29 were upregulated by LCSA. Remarkably, in contrast to wild type (Col-0), LCSA cannot 30 alleviate the leaf yellowing phenotype in autophagy defective mutants (atg5-1 and atg7-2) 31 upon MeJA treatment. Confocal results showed that LCSA increased the number of 32 autophagic bodies accumulated in the vacuole during MeJA-induced leaf senescence. 33Collectively, our work revealed up-regulation of autophagy by LCSA as a key regulator to 34 alleviate MeJA-induced leaf senescence. 35

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Gleditsia species: An ethnomedical, phytochemical and pharmacological review

Cited by 66 publications

References 35 publications

Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Effectively Enhances the Growth of Gleditsia sinensis Lam. Seedlings under Greenhouse Conditions

Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Effectively Enhances the Growth of Gleditsia sinensis Lam. Seedlings under Greenhouse Conditions

From Traditional Usage to Pharmacological Evidence: A Systematic Mini-Review of Spina Gleditsiae

Physiological mechanism of enhancing salinity tolerance of Gleditsia sinensis Lam. by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

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