Review of bioactive compounds from root barks of Morus plants (Sang-Bai-Pi) and their pharmacological effects.

Morus, a plant genus from the family of Moraceae, most plants of which are used as traditional medicines in Asian counties. The root barks ofMorusplants are normally called as Sang-Bai-Pi (SBP) in Chinese and used for the treatment of inflammatory and respiratory diseases. Decades of research on phytochemistry of SBP have led to the identification of various compounds, such as Diels–Alder-type adducts, flavonoids, benzofurans, stilbenes, polyhydroxylated alkaloids, etc. These compounds have showed a wide range of bioactive features including anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidative, anti-microbic, etc. This review focus on the bioactive compounds and their pharmacological effects of SBP which will help us fully understand the effective substances of SBP, and pave our way to further explore medicinal uses of SBP and comprehensive utilization ofMorusspecies. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]