白及是传统美白方中的主要药物。从中医药美白理论、中医美白历史沿革、美白药理作用机制，以及白及“以白治黑”相关的化学成分、白及美白研究现状等多个角度，系统阐述了白及美白的传统理论基础和现代药理研究概况，并初步提出白及美白产业化研发思路。为中药白及美白产品开发和产业化提供思路和参考。

Bletillae striata is an important Chinese materia medica of traditional whitening recipe. This paper systematically expounded the traditional theory and modern pharmacological research of whitening from multiple perspectives for B. striata, such as Chinese medicine theory in whitening and its historical evolution, modern biological and pharmacological mechanism studies of whitening, and the related chemical composition in B. striata for "white treat black". And then, the industrial development idea of B. striata was initially proposed. This research provided an important idea and reference for the development and industrialization of B. striata whitening effect.

中国博士后基金（2016M590424）；江苏省产学研联合创新资金-前瞻性联合研究项目（BY2014116）