Pharmacology, toxicity and pharmacokinetics of acetylshikonin: a review

• Main Authors: Zhiqin Zhang (Author), Jie Bai (Author), Yawen Zeng (Author), Mengru Cai (Author), Yu Yao (Author), Huimin Wu (Author), Longtai You (Author), Xiaoxv Dong (Author), Jian Ni (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Context Acetylshikonin, a naphthoquinone derivative, is mainly extracted from some species of the family Boraginaceae, such as Lithospermum erythrorhizon Sieb. et Zucc., Arnebia euchroma (Royle) Johnst., and Arnebia guttata Bunge. As a bioactive compound, acetylshikonin has attracted much attention...