海马是我国名贵海洋中药材,具有调节免疫、抗病毒、抗氧化等功能,且安全无毒,具有良好的开发前景。现从化学组成及含量、生物活性、提取3个方面对海马的研究进展进行综述,探讨海马的开发前景,为海马的合理开发利用提供参考。
Seahorse is one of the famous marine Chinese herbal medicines with immunoregulatory, anti-virus and anti-oxidant functions. The Seahorse is safe and non-poisonous and has excellent development prospects. Recent research progress in the chemical composition and contents, bioactivity and extraction of Seahorse and the effect of traditional Chinese medicine processing on it were reviewed. Besides, further prospects for exploitation of Seahorse were probed.