槟榔作为一味传统中药广泛分布于我国南部热带、亚热带地区以及其他南亚、东南亚等国家。槟榔果既是一种目前被广泛食用的佳果，其果皮和种子又可以入药，是我国名贵的“四大南药”之一。现代研究表明槟榔含有生物碱、鞣质、黄酮、萜类等多种化学成分，具有促消化、降血压、抗抑郁、抗氧化、抗炎、抗寄生虫和抑菌等活性。综述了近年来槟榔化学成分及药理活性研究进展，为槟榔传统产品的食用安全及其产品研发提供研究基础。

Areca catechu is a traditional Chinese medicine and an important medicine and food homologous variety, it's widely distributed in tropical and subtropical provinces in southern China and other countries in South Asia and Southeast Asia. The fruitage of A. catechu is not only a kind of great fruit widely eaten to welcome guests, but also its peels and seeds can be used as medicines. Arecae Semen is one of the four precious "Southern Medicine" in China. Modern studies have shown that A. catechu contains alkaloids, tannins, flavonoids, terpenoids and other chemical constituents. It has multiple activities in promoting digestion, lowering blood pressure and anti-depressant, anti-oxidation, anti-inflammatory, anti-parasitic and bacteriostatic activities etc. In this paper, the research progress of chemical constituents and pharmacological activities of A. catechu in recent years was summarized, which provided research basis for the edible safety, research and development of traditional Areca products.

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湘潭市槟榔协会重点研发项目（2017）；湖南省药学一流学科（2018）