杭白菊具有较高的药用价值，民间应用广泛，是卫生部首批批准的药食同源的道地药材之一。杭白菊主要含有黄酮、挥发油、三萜、甾体、酚类、多糖及微量元素等多种成分，具有心血管保护、降血脂、血糖、血压、抗氧化、抗癌、神经保护、肝保护等多种药理活性。为了进一步开发和合理利用该药用植物资源，综述了近年来国内外对杭白菊的化学成分和药理活性的研究进展。

Chrysanthemi Flos is widely used in folk with high medicinal value. It was firstly approved as one of the medicinal and edible herbals by Ministry of Public Health. Phytochemical studies revealed that it contained flavonoids, volatile oils, triterpenes, sterols, phenols, polysaccharides, trace elements and other physiologically active substances. Furthermore, it showed many pharmaceutical effects, such as cardiovascular protective and hypolipidemic, hyperglycemic and hypotesive activities, antioxidative, anti-cancer, neuroprotective effects, hepatoprotective effects, and so on. To further develop and rationally use this plant resource, this article summarizes the chemical constituents and pharmacological activities of Chrysanthemi Flos in recent years.

国家自然科学基金资助项目（81173531）；辽宁省高等学校杰出青年学者成长计划（LJQ2012088）；教育部留学回国人员科研启动基金（教外司留[2013]693号）