芳香中藥具有特殊的芳香氣味，其中廣泛存在著精油成分。精油成分可以通過清除氧自由基、舒張血管、改善脂質(zhì)代謝、降低心率、抗血小板聚集等方式顯著改善心血管疾病?？偨Y(jié)目前已知的芳香中藥精油成分在降低心血管疾病風(fēng)險方面的作用及其機制。對芳香中藥精油成分的研究有可能發(fā)現(xiàn)新的活性化合物，為開發(fā)治療諸如動脈高血壓、心絞痛、心力衰竭和心肌梗死等心血管疾病的新功能性產(chǎn)品提供思路。

Aromatic Chinese materia medica (CMM) have special aromatic odor, in which essential oils are widely present. It is reported that some essential oil components can significantly improve cardiovascular diseases by scavenging oxygen free radicals, relaxing blood vessels, improving lipid metabolism, reducing heart rate, and antiplatelet aggregation. Several mechanisms have been proposed for the role of essential oils in promoting cardiovascular health in aromatic CMM. The purpose of this review is to highlight and summarize the role of essential oils from aromatic CMM in reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease and their mechanisms. The research on essential oil components of aromatic CMM could discover new bioactive compounds and provide ideas for the development of new functional products for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases such as arterial hypertension, angina, heart failure, and myocardial infarction.

國家重點研發(fā)計劃（2018YFC1706404）；江西省中藥學(xué)一流學(xué)科專項科研基金項目（JXSYLXK-ZHYAO09，JXSYLXK-ZHYAO082）