雪蓮是我國珍稀名貴的中藥材，有著久遠(yuǎn)的藥用歷史以及豐富的民間用藥基礎(chǔ)。雪蓮中含有的黃酮及其苷、倍半萜內(nèi)酯、香豆素、木脂素、有機(jī)酸、氨基酸、甾體、多糖等成分，具有抗風(fēng)濕、鎮(zhèn)痛、調(diào)節(jié)心血管系統(tǒng)、抗癌、延緩衰老、計(jì)劃生育、防輻射等生物活性，有很大的開發(fā)利用價(jià)值，應(yīng)用前景良好。對藥用雪蓮近十年國內(nèi)外的化學(xué)和藥理活性研究進(jìn)展進(jìn)行綜述，探討雪蓮臨床用藥中的依據(jù)，并對今后的研究方向進(jìn)行了展望。

Saussureae Involucratae Herba, a rare Chinese medicinal herb grown in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China, has a long history and the basis of folk medicine usage. The plants mainly contain chemical constituents belonging to flavonoids, sesquiterpene lactones, coumarins, lignans, organic acids, amino acids, steroids, and polysaccharides. Their chemical constituents possess the important biological activities, such as anti-rheumatic, analgesic, regulating the cardiovascular system, anticancer, postponing senility, family planning, anti-radiation. The research development around the chemical constituents and biological activities in the latest ten years is reviewed and the clinical basis and development of Saussureae Involucratae Herba are explored in this paper.

新疆自治區(qū)經(jīng)貿(mào)委技術(shù)創(chuàng)新項(xiàng)目（2007001）