女貞子及其活性成分齊墩果酸、熊果酸、紅景天苷具有促進(jìn)骨、肌肉生長和體質(zhì)量增長,提高機(jī)體防御功能的作用。其促生長、增體質(zhì)機(jī)制可能與胰島素樣作用、雌激素樣作用以及促進(jìn)細(xì)胞分化有關(guān),對(duì)于兒童生長緩慢和消耗性疾病具有開發(fā)潛力。臨床上可以考慮將女貞子及其活性成分試用于促進(jìn)兒童生長發(fā)育、重癥患者和手術(shù)患者康復(fù)期以及消耗性疾病患者的體質(zhì)恢復(fù)。

Ligustrum lucidum and its active constituents such as oleanolic acid, ursolic acid, and salidroside have the roles of promoting growth of bone and muscle and gain of body weight, and increasing body defense function. The mechanisms of promoting growth and constitution may well involve with insulin-like effect and estrogen-like effect, and accelerating cellular differentiation. In clinic, it is thought over that L. lucidum and its active constituents are given a trial for promroting chidren's growth, recovering constitution of patient of consumptive disease, and restoration stage of operation and severe disease.