Domestic and foreign scholars have done a lot of research on Sanguisorbae Radix with a wide range of medicinal value. According to a large number of literatures and materials

Sanguisorbae Radix contains tannins

saponins

flavonoids and chemical composition

such as steroidal

and plays an important role in hemostasis

anti-tumor

anti-allergy

anti-inflammatory swelling

and improving blood system

with a wide antibiotic spectrum. Due to the in-depth study on chemical constituents of Sanguisorbae Radix

Sanguisorbae Radix has attracted great attention as a type of new drug treating chemotherapy-induced bone marrow suppression in recent years. Modern studies have found that Sanguisorbae Radix has also anti-oxidation

anti-allergy

anti-inflammatory

anti-bacterium

antitumor and other effects. Although there have been in-depth studies on the pharmacological effects of chemical constituents of Sanguisorbae Radix

the correlations between its material basis of pharmacological activity remain to be further studied and explored. In this article

domestic and foreign literatures about chemical composition and pharmacology of Sanguisorbae Radix in recent 10 years were retrieved to summarize the chemical components and pharmacological activity of Sanguisorbae Radix. According to the results

Sanguisorbae Radix has such effects as hemostasis

anti-inflammation

anti-tumor

and improving blood system

suggesting a development value

and providing a reference for further development.