Research progress on chemical constituents and their pharmacological activities of plant from Codonopsis / 中草药

Radix Codonopsis is a traditional tonic medicine commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine. It contains sugar, alkaloids, polyynes, glycosides, terpenoids, and other chemical constituents. It has the functions of regulating blood sugar, promoting hematopoietic function, anti-hypoxia, anti-stress, alleviating fatigability, enhancing the body immunity, anti-aging, regulating gastric contraction, anti-ulcer, and other pharmacological activities. This paper summarized the literature on the chemical composition and their pharmacological activities of Codonopsis and provided the basis for the further development and utilization of Codonopsis resources.