絞股藍是五加科外含有人參皂苷的植物之一，具有滋補保健、抗癌防衰、增強體質(zhì)和改善脂質(zhì)代謝等多種功能，近年來一直是國內(nèi)外學者研究的熱點。綜述絞股藍皂苷成分的研究近況，為絞股藍的進一步研究和開發(fā)提供參考，也為臨床用藥及相關活性成分的確定提供科學依據(jù)。

Gynostemma pentaphyllum is the example containing ginsenosides ever found from a plant not belonging to Araliaceae. Pharmacological investigations demonstrated that extracts of this plant exhibited a variety of biological effects, such as nourishment, anticancer, anti-inflammatory, and cadiovascular effects. To provide references and clinical applications for the further research and development of G. pentaphyllum provides, and to provide relevant biological active ingredients for the scientific approaches, this review covers the progress about the saponins of G. pentaphyllum in recent years.

沈陽農(nóng)業(yè)大學青年教師科研基金（20101006）