桔梗的化学成分和生物活性研究进展

Research progress on chemical constituents and bioactivities of Platycodon grandiflorum

桔梗是药食同源的传统中药，含有皂苷、黄酮、多糖等多种活性成分。现代药理学研究表明，桔梗具有祛痰镇咳、保肝、抗炎、抗肿瘤、抗氧化、免疫调节等功效。本文综述了桔梗的化学成分及其药理作用的研究现状，以便对其进行更深入的研究和开发。

Platycodon grandiflorum（Jaeq. ） A. DC. is a traditional Chinese medicine both used as food and medicine material, which contains many active compounds including saponins, flavonoids, polysaccharides, and so on. Modem pharmacological studies have shown that Platycodon grandiflorum has a wide range of pharmacological activities, such as antitussive and expectorant, hepatoprotective, anti - inflammatory, anti - tumor, anti - oxidant, immunoregulatory effects, et al. This paper reviews the research situation of chemical constituents and pharmacological activities of Platycodon grandiflorum in order to make further research and development.