人参是我国的传统珍贵药材，三萜皂苷是人参主要的次生代谢产物，具有重要的生态学作用。人参三萜皂苷的积累受多种因素影响。主要对人参三萜皂苷的类型、合成途径、影响人参三萜皂苷积累的因素以及生态学作用等进行简要综述，以期对人参三萜皂苷的开发和利用提供参考。

Panax ginseng is well-known as an important medicinal resource in China. Triterpenoid saponins are the main secondary metabolite of P. ginseng with important ecological effects and its accumulation is influenced by many factors as well. In order to provide the valuable reference for researching and developing triterpenoid saponins in P. ginseng, the research progress in the type of triterpenoid saponins, biosynthetic pathway of triterpenoid saponins, influence factors of triterpenoid saponins accumulation, and ecological effects of ginsenosides were reviewed in this paper.

农业部公益性行业（农业）科研专项（20130311）；吉林省科技发展计划项目（20150204043NY）