AUTHOR=He Xirui , Fang Jiacheng , Chen Xufei , Zhao Zefeng , Li Yongsheng , Meng Yibing , Huang Linhong 

TITLE=Actinidia chinensis Planch.: A Review of Chemistry and Pharmacology

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Pharmacology

VOLUME=10

YEAR=2019

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/pharmacology/articles/10.3389/fphar.2019.01236

DOI=10.3389/fphar.2019.01236

ISSN=1663-9812

ABSTRACT=<p><italic>Actinidia chinensis</italic> Planch. (<italic>A. chinensis</italic>), commonly known as Chinese kiwifruit, is a China native fruit, which becomes increasingly popular due to attractive economic, nutritional, and health benefits properties. The whole plant including fruits, leaves, vines, and roots of <italic>A. chinensis</italic> are used mainly as food or additive in food products and as folk medicine in China. It is a good source of triterpenoids, polyphenols, vitamin C, carbohydrate, amino acid, and minerals. These constituents render the <italic>A. chinensis</italic> with a wide range of pharmacological properties including antitumor, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, immunoregulatory, hypolipemic, antidiabetic, and cardiovascular protective activities, suggesting that it may possibly be value in the prevention and treatment of pathologies associated to cancer, oxidative stress, and aging. This minireview provides a brief knowledge about the recent advances in chemistry, biological activities, utilization, and storage of Chinese kiwifruit. Future research directions on how to better use of this crop are suggested.</p>