馬齒莧為常見野菜和中藥，作為藥食兩用植物在中國有廣泛的分布與應(yīng)用。其含有黃酮類、萜類、香豆素類、生物堿類、揮發(fā)油類和多糖等化學(xué)成分，其提取物或有效部位具有抑菌、抗病毒、抗腫瘤、調(diào)血脂、降血糖等藥理作用。綜述近3年來有關(guān)馬齒莧中的酰胺及其苷類、有機(jī)酸與氨基酸類、黃酮等化學(xué)成分，以及保肝、抑制痢疾桿菌、抗缺氧、抗氧化、抗心律失常、抗腫瘤等藥理作用的最新研究進(jìn)展，為進(jìn)一步的研究開發(fā)提供參考。

Portulaca oleracea is a kind of potherb and famous herb which be used widely and distributed in all of China. It contains chemical constituents of flavones, terpenes, coumarins, alkaloids, naphthas, amylose, and so on. Its extract or active constituents could be used for antimicrobial, antivirus, antitumor, anti-atheroscloresis, hypoglycemic. The advanced studies on chemical constituents and pharmacological effects of this plant in three years are reviewed in this paper to provide a clue for the modern research work.