TITLE:
Mechanism of Herbal Medicine and Food Dandelion Effects May be Related to RNA or DNA Regulation: A Review
AUTHORS:
Ying Yang, Zhi Chen
KEYWORDS:
Dandelion, Herb, Medicine, Food, Nutrition, RNA, DNA, Metabolism
JOURNAL NAME:
Chinese Medicine,
Vol.14 No.2,
June
30,
2023
ABSTRACT: Background: A dandelion
is a common plant with a global growth distribution that has been used as a medicinal
and food with no adverse effects. Purpose: In this article, the products
and effects of dandelions are reviewed to
help further in-depth studies and develop more products derived from dandelions
in the future. Method: The literature about dandelion in various databases
such as Pubmed is searched. Results: Dandelions
have many effects, such as virus inhibition, anti-tumor activity, nutritional value, anti-aging, potential as a vaccine
and alleviation of heat stress. The mechanism
underlying these effects is analyzed and it was found that dandelions
were regulated by RNA or DNA. Conclusion: As a medicinal and food, dandelions
are safe and have many effects. Many products derived from dandelions have been
developed. The metabolic regulation is related with ribonucleic acid or possibly
deoxynucleic acid. Further in-depth studies should be conducted on the regulation
of dandelions through RNA or DNA. There will likely be more products
derived from dandelions in the future.