Research progress on chemical constituents from Potentilla anserina and their pharmacological activities / 中草药

ABSTRACT

Potentilla Anserinae Radix used as both food and medicine over 1 200 years is the root tubers of Potentilla anserine. Triterpenoids, saponins, and flavonoids are the main chemical constituents in P. anserine. P. anserine shows the activities of anti-hypoxia, antioxidation, liver-protection, and enhancement of immunity in the recent studies. In this paper, the chemical constituents from P. anserine and their pharmacological activities are reviewed, which could provide the reference for the further investigation and development of this plant.