摘要
Sarcandra glabra(Thunb.)Nakai.,belonging to Chloranthaceae genus of Sarcandra family,is widely used as the common Chinese herbal medicine in folk.As a traditional medicinal agent,a wide spectrum of chemical constituents have been isolated from the S.glabra,including sesquiterpenoids,triperpenoids,flavonoids,coumarins,phenolic acids and volatile oil.Modern pharmacological studies have shown that S.glabra has many biological activities such as anti-cancer,hepatoprotective activity,anti-inflammatory and anti-asthmatic activities.For the further development of this plant,the primary chemical constitutions of S.glabra and their activities have been summarized in this study.
