珠子参为五加科人参属植物，在我国有悠久的药用历史，以其根茎入药。其化学成分多样，主要包括三萜及其皂苷类、挥发油类、甾体及其皂苷类、黄酮类及微量元素等。综述了近30年国内外有关珠子参化学成分的研究现状，重点对其中三萜及其皂苷类进行了较为详细的分类，以期为该种植物的深入研究与开发利用提供参考。

Belonging to Panax L. species, the roots of Panacis Majoris Rhizoma have been widely used for a long history in China. The species has a variety of chemical constituents, which mainly concludes triterpenes and triterpenoids, essential oil, steroid and steroidal saponins, flavonoids and trace elements. The writer makes a systematic summary about research on the chemical constituents of Panacis Majoris Rhizoma in China and abroad for 30 years, especially on the classification of triterpenes and triterpenoids, and provides the references for further studies.

云南省科技领军人才培养计划项目（2014HA001）