獐牙菜苦苷是一个具有良好生物活性的天然环烯醚萜类化合物。现代药理研究表明，獐牙菜苦苷具有保肝、调血脂、抗糖尿病、镇痛镇静和抗炎等多种作用。综述獐牙菜苦苷药理作用的研究进展。

Swertiamarin is a typical natural iridoid with strong biological activities. In recent years, with the adoption of modern research methods, a lot of pharmacological functions of swertiamarin have been found, including hepatoprotective effect, antihyperlipidaemic activity, antidiabetic, antinociceptive activity, depressant effect, and anti-inflammatory activities, etc. This article reviews the research progress on pharmacological activities of swertiamarin.