Boschniakia rossica is a traditional herbal medicine in China and has many phamarcological effects

which have has been used to invigorat the kidney

strength Yang and relax bowel effect

and can also be used to cure waist cold pain

woman infecund disease and other reproductive system diseases combined with other drugs. B. rossica mainly distribute in northeast China

North Korea

Japan and Russia. In China

there is a small amount of B. rossica in Changbai Mountain District. The chemical constiuents of B. rossica are in a great variety of forms

and the aerial parts contain boschnialactone

boschnaside

boschniakine

polysaccharide

alkaloides and so on. Inorganic elements contained in B. rossica are K

Na

Ca

Mg

Fe

Zn

Mn

Cu etc. B. rossica polysaccharide has been widely studied in recent years. The polysaccharide has exhibited a wide spectrum of pharmacological effects in vitro and in vivo

involving anti-tumor

immune enhancement

anti-oxidant

liver production and so on. This review focuses on the advances in the structure

constitute and efficacy of the B. rossica polysaccharide in recent years to provide the theoretical basis for research work in future.