Horn's Biologically Active Substances - Can We Replace Horns of Critically Endangered Species (Saiga) by Horns of More Abundant Animals?

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Mikšík, Ivan - Romanov, O.
Horn's Biologically Active Substances - Can We Replace Horns of Critically Endangered Species (Saiga) by Horns of More Abundant Animals?
The Natural Products Journal. Roč. 7, č. 1 (2017), s. 3-11. ISSN 2210-3155
Grant CEP: GA ČR(CZ) GA15-01948S
Institucionální podpora: RVO:67985823
Klíčová slova: biologically active compounds * horn * rhinoceros * saiga * traditional Chinese medicine
Obor OECD: Analytical chemistry

The horn of the saiga antelope is often used in Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). It is as famous and valuable as musk, pilose antler (Lurong) and rhino horn, the most-renowned medicinal materials of animal origin used in TCM. However, the saiga has also joined the rhinoceros on the list of endangered species. The presented review briefly overviews an existing knowledge regarding the biologically active compounds at saiga horn. However, only some thorough scientific research on TCM could provide new results that can identify the most active components of the extract and confirm our assumptions about the beneficial effects of extracts or powders of the horns.
Trvalý link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0274255