Traditional Chinese medicine Fibraureae Caulis boasts efficient ingredients

with low side effects and increasingly wide application value. Based on the analysis of relevant literatures at home and abroad

this article reviewed the study progress of the chemical composition and pharmacological effect of Fibraureae Caulis

and provided the reference for relevant in-depth studies. According to this study

Fibraureae Caulis contained a variety of alkaloids and lactones

as well as a few chemical constituents

such as terpenes

aldehydes

and essential oils. Among them

the main alkaloids were palmatine and jatrorrhizine

and lactones mainly included fibralactone. On the basis of the study on the pharmacological activity

Fibraureae Caulis' extracts and their chemical constituents showed various pharmacological effects

including anti-inflammation

anti-bacteria

anti-virusand improving immunity and memory. And palmatine was the research emphasis

and called ‘plant antibiotics’ by modern medicine. Along with the domestic and foreign discovery of new action targets and new efficacies

palmatine will have great demands in the international market. However

there is still a lack of in-depth study on palmatine's anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial effects

and the chemical composition also requries further studies. This paper systematically reviewed the chemical constituents and pharmacological activities of Fibraureae Caulis

which will provide the reference for further studies on Fibraureae Caulis

facilitate sufficient development and utilization of natural medicine resources

broaden the new development prospect in the respect of botanical drug

and provide scientific basis in safe and efficient clinical application.