摘要：山药是一种常用的中药，营养丰富，具有较高的药疗价值，现对山药的化学成分、药理作用、临床应用的研究进展作一介绍。

    关键词：山药；化学成分；药理作用；临床应用

    中图分类号：R282.71文献标识码：E文章编号：1672-979X(2007)11-0074-03

    Research Advance of Rhizoma Dioscoreae

    ZHENG Han, GONG Qian-feng*, ZHANG De-feng

    (Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang 330004, China)

    Abstract：Rhizoma Dioscoreae is a kind of common used traditional Chinese medicine with plenty of nutrition and higher medical value. The chemical constituents, pharmacological action and clinical applications of Rhizoma Dioscoreae are reviewed in this paper.

    Key words：Rhizoma Dioscoreae; chemical constituent; pharmacological action; clinical application

    山药为薯蓣科植物薯蓣Dioscorea opposita Thunb(D.batatas Decne)或参薯D.alata L.的根茎 ......