家独行菜是世界多个地区的传统药物，从中分离的化学成分主要有生物碱、黄酮类、萜烯和芥子油苷等，现代药理学研究表明家独行菜具有降血糖、降血压、治疗胃肠病和骨折等活性。综述了家独行菜的化学成分和药理作用，为明确其药效成分以及作用物质基础提供参考和依据。

Lepidium sativum is a traditional medicine in many parts of the world. The main chemical constituents separated from L. sativum are alkaloids, flavonoids, terpenes, and glucosinolates. The pharmacological and biological studies reveal that the plant shows hypoglycaemic, antihypertensive, fracture healing activities, and efficacy in gastrointestinal diseases as well. The recent research advances in the chemical constituents of L. sativum and their pharmacological activities are reviewed in this paper, which could provide the references for the further utilization of the plant