The Research Progress of Tibetan Medicine Stellera chamaejasme L.
Stellera chamaejasme L. be long to Thymelaeaceae Stellera species. The dried root of SteUera chamaejasme L. has a long application history on clinical as a Traditional tibetan Medicine. Recently, the research about chemical constituents and pharmacological effects of Stellera chamaejasme L. has made great progresses. In this article, the chemical constituents and pharmacological effects were summarized in order to supply the scientific basis for further exploitation of this plant. Both the domestic and foreign research showed that Stellera chamaejasme L. contains chemical constituents of flavonoids, diterpenes, coumarins, lignans etc and has wide pharmacological effects, especially in anti-tumor, anti-epilepsy, anti-convulsions, antisepsis and antivirus, anti-oxident activities.