Advances in studies on chemical constituents in Lycopodii Herba and their pharmacological activities / 中草药

Lycopodii Herba (the whole herbs of Lycopodium japonicum) has been used for a long time as Chinese materia medica, which had been reported with many kinds of effective components, such as alkaloids, triterpenoids, and volatile components. It has a long history of treating the inconvenient flexing and stretching, wind dampness arthralgia syndrome, bruises, and other diseases with definitely curative effects. This review classifies and summarizes the chemical constituents and their pharmacological activities, so as to provide the reference for the further development, utilization, and quality control of Lycopodii Herba.