ABSTRACT
Semen Plantaginis is a traditional Chinese herbal medicine, which widely distributed in various parts of China and the medicine source is rich. In recent years, domestic and overseas scholars have taken up in-depth research on the various aspects of Semen Plantaginis, and its effective ingredients and application development research has attracted much attention, and has broad application prospect. Based on the review of its chemical composition and pharmacological effects, according to the definition of Q-marker, the quality control component of Semen Plantaginis were predicted from the aspects of the correlation between chemical composition and traditional medicinal properties, traditional efficacy, and new clinical use, plasma composition, measurable composition, active ingredients in different compatibility, storage time and so on, which provides a scientific basis for quality evaluation of Semen Plantaginis.