藥理研究表明黃藥子具有抗甲狀腺腫、抗腫瘤、抗病毒、抗炎等作用；臨床上黃藥子主要用于治療甲狀腺腺瘤、惡性腫瘤、尖銳濕疣等癥。查閱國內(nèi)研究資料，綜述近年來有關(guān)黃藥子在藥理作用、臨床應(yīng)用方面的研究進展，為進一步研究開發(fā)黃藥子提供了理論依據(jù)。

To introduce the research progress on pharmacological action and clinical application of Rhizoma Dioscoreae Bulbiferae to provid theoretical basis for Rhizoma Dioscoreae Bulbiferae’s further study. The pharmacal researches show that it has antideroncus, antitumor, antivirus, anti-inflammatory activities and so on. In clinic, it is used for curing thyroid adenoma, malignant tumor, condyloma acuminatum and so on.