东风桔为芸香科酒饼勒属植物，主要含有挥发油、柠檬苦素类、生物碱、香豆素类、黄酮类等成分。东风桔的药用历史悠久，研究证实其有化痰、止咳、平喘的药理活性，广东、海南等地沿用本品治疗急慢性气管炎，取得了较好的临床效果，同时有很大的开发利用价值，应用前景良好。通过查阅国内外东风桔的相关文献，对东风桔的化学成分以及药理活性的研究进展作一综述。

The chemical constituents of Atalantia buxifolia which was one of the plants in Atalantia Corr., family Rutaceae mainly contains volatile oil, limonin, alkaloids, coumarins, flavonoids, and so on. A. buxifolia’s application for medicinal purposes has a long history, modern research suggests that A. buxifolia has many pharmacological effects such as reducing phlegm, anti-cough, relieving asthma. It is used to treat acute and chronic tracheitis with desired clinical results in Guangdong, Hainan, and some other places. It has a great value and good prospect in development and utilization. In this paper, the general situation of the study on A. buxifolia in chemical constituents and pharmacology activity has been reviewed based on a lot of literature searches both at home and abroad.

科技部“十二五”重大新药创制（2011ZX09102-007-03）；广东省教育厅高层次人才资助项目；广东省科技计划项目（2010B030700044，2011A030100013）