ReviewChinese medicine2025
Processing methods and mechanisms for saponin-rich traditional Chinese medicines: a review.
Review in Chinese medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.
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2 citing papers in PubMed.
- Identification of Chemical Components in Different Parts of Solanum virginianum L. Based on UHPLC-Q-Exactive Orbitrap MS Combined With Feature-Based Molecular Networking.Journal of mass spectrometry : JMS · 2026Article
- Processing-induced detoxification of toxic Traditional Chinese Medicines: a systematic review of attenuation mechanisms at physical, chemical, and in vivo levels.Chinese medicine · 2026Review
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Abstract
As an important class of bioactive components in TCM, saponins exhibit various significant pharmacological effects. Therefore, investigating the impacts of processing on the chemical components and action mechanisms of saponin-rich TCMs is of great importance. This review aims to summarize the effects of different processing methods on saponin components in TCMs and the chemical transformations of saponins during processing, while also prospecting future research directions. A bibliographic investigation was performed by examining the available data on saponin-rich TCMs from globally accepted scientific databases and search engines (Pubmed, Scopus and Web of Science, SciFinder and Google Scholar). Different processing methods cause distinct saponin changes, significantly affecting their physicochemical properties and pharmacological effects. Understanding these effects and transformations is crucial for developing targeted saponin preparations, aiding clinical use of such TCMs and mechanism research.
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