Abstract
The steamed Panax ginseng C.A.Mey.,Panax notoginseng(Burk.)F.H.Chen,and Panax quinquefolium L.not only facilitate storage,but also increase the content of rare saponins and enhance their clinical applica-tion value.The traditional steaming process has high energy consumption,low efficiency,and lacks stan-dardized operating procedures and unified standards.This paper retrieves the research literature on the steaming process parameters,rare saponin increments,and efficacy enhancement results of ginseng plants.By summarizing the effects of different steaming processes on rare saponins and pharmacody-namics in P.ginseng,P.notoginseng and P.quinquefolium,we explored new steaming methods and estab-lished a new quality evaluation system to provide guarantee for the effectiveness and safety of clinical medication and provide scientific basis for its rational use.