Euphorbia pekinensis is a traditional medicine of draining water, dispersing swelling and dissipating binds, first recorded in Shennong's Herbal Classic of Materia Medica. E. pekinensis is used to treat edama, phlegm-fluid retention, carbuncle swollen and toxic and other disease. The major components of E. pekinensis include diterpenoids, triterpenoids, flavonoids, coumarins, organic acids and tannins. E. pekinensis has always emphasized the use of processed products as medicine due to strong toxicity. After processing, its drug properties and chemical components are changed, under heating and acidic conditions, diterpenoids undergo oxidation, hydrolysis and rearrangement, which lead to structural transformation and decrease in content, while glycoside-containing compounds undergo hydrolysis, resulting in an increase in the content of aglycones. This paper summarizes the processing history, composition changes, pharmacological effects and toxicity comparison of E. pekinensis by consulting literature over the years, which provides reference for the rational development and utilization of medicinal material resources of E. pekinensis.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |