Pyrethrum tatsienense

a traditional Tibetan medicine

has effects in clearing heat

resisting inflammation

easing pain and treating grasserie. Domestic and foreign study literatures on raw material source

chemical constituents

pharmacological activities and quality standard of P. tatsienense were analyzed and summarized to provide scientific and theoretical basis for the general development of P. tatsienense. According to the findings

the main chemical constituents of P. tatsienense included essential oil

triterpenes

flavonoids

steroids and organic acids;the extracts of P. tatsienense had anti-inflammatory

analgesic

anti-hypoxia

anti-myocardial ischemia and hepatic protective effects. However

its pharmacodynamic material basis and action mechanism were still unclear

and the pharmacognosy and quality standard of P. tasienense were seldom studied. Therefore

efforts shall be made to standardize the name

varieties and base sources of P. tatsienense through herbalogical studies and current utilization surveys and improve the quality standard of P. tatsienense based on in-depth studies on pharmacology and pharmacodynamic material basis

in order to provide guarantee for the accurate clinical medication and effective safety of P. tatsienense.