伸筋草为我国传统中药,主要含有生物碱、三萜类成分,常用于治疗屈伸不利、风湿痹症和跌打损伤等疾病,临床应用历史悠久,且疗效确切.为进一步了解伸筋草化学成分,探讨开发利用伸筋草药用资源,对其化学成分及药理作用等方面研究进展进行综述,为伸筋草药材的质量控制提供参考.

Lycopodii Herba (the whole herbs of Lycopodium japonicum) has been used for a long time as Chinese materia medica, which had been reported with many kinds of effective components, such as alkaloids, triterpenoids, and volatile components. It has a long history of treating the inconvenient flexing and stretching, wind dampness arthralgia syndrome, bruises, and other diseases with definitely curative effects. This review classifies and summarizes the chemical constituents and their pharmacological activities, so as to provide the reference for the further development, utilization, and quality control of Lycopodii Herba.