ABSTRACT
Bupleuri Chinensis Radix, as traditional Chinese medicine, has great use amount in the past dynasties, and the amount of the existing wild resources is not enough to provide market demand. In order to protect the wild resources and expand the source of medicinal materials, the research on the chemical composition, pharmacological action, clinical application and other aspects of Bupleuri Chinensis Radix and other plants in the same genus have been widely carried out. The paper reviews the study of medicinal plant resources of Bupleurum L. in China from the distribution and species, chemical composition of medicinal parts, resources protection and utilization of Bupleurum L. medicinal plants, etc, to provide new clues for Bupleurum L. resources development.