桃金娘為桃金娘科桃金娘屬植物，以根、葉和果入藥，具有養(yǎng)血、止血、澀腸、固精之功效。桃金娘的成熟果實(shí)富含黃酮苷、酚類；根和樹皮含有鞣質(zhì)、生物堿等；葉的主要成分為桃金娘油，同時富含黃酮苷、水解鞣質(zhì)。桃金娘具有抗氧化、抗菌、抗病毒、降糖等藥理活性，還可治療呼吸系統(tǒng)、耳鼻喉疾病，在醫(yī)藥、保健品和化妝品行業(yè)中具有廣泛的應(yīng)用價值。主要對桃金娘的化學(xué)成分、藥理作用及臨床應(yīng)用研究進(jìn)行綜述，為桃金娘資源的綜合利用和開發(fā)研究提供科學(xué)依據(jù)。

Rhodomyrtus tomentosa is the single-species of Myrtaceae myrtle, its roots, leaves, and fruits have been used in traditional Chinese medicine. It has the functions of blood tonifying, hemostasis, astringing intestine, and securing semen. The fruits of R. tomentosa were reported to contain flavonoids and phenolic compounds, the roots and barks were with tannins and alkaloids, the leaves were with myrtol, flavonoid glycoside, and hydrolyzable tannin. Modern pharmacological studies have demonstrated that R. tomentosa performs anti-oxidant, antibacterial, antivirus, and hypoglycemic activities. R. tomentosa is widely used in the treatment of respiratory and ENT diseases and also has a wide application in medicine, healthy products, and cosmetics. This article mainly summarizes the research progress on chemical constituents, pharmacology and clinical application of R. tomentosa in order to provide a scientific basis for the comprehensive utilization of the resources and development of R. tomentosa.