中文摘要：

南蛇簕为广西常见的药用植物之一,民间用于治疗流感与带状疱疹,作者对南蛇簕的本草考证以及化学成分、药理作用等方面的文献进行系统整理,对记载南蛇簕的相关书籍,以及国内外的文献报道进行归纳、分析与总结。南蛇簕的种子、茎、根、嫩苗的功效相似,种子具有显著抗流感的活性成分主要为呋喃型二萜类成分,且多数为自然界首次发现的新化合物。目前对于南蛇簕种子的研究已经取得较大成果,但其药源有限,建议研究该植物其他药用部位,扩大药源,为今后合理开发该植物的药用价值提供进一步的参考。

英文摘要：

Caesalpinia minax is one of common medicinal plant for Guangxi, it is used to treatment of influenza and herpes zoster. This paper reviews herbal textual research and literature on chemical constituents, pharmacological action. Recorded in C. minax Hance books, as well as domestic and overseas literature reports to analyze and conclude. C. minax Hance of seeds, stems, roots, tender shoots have similar efficacy, the seeds have a significant anti-influenza active ingredient for the furan diterpenoids composition, and most of the new compounds found in nature for the first time. There has been a great research achievement on C. minax Hance of seeds. But the drug source, it advises to research the plant of other medicinal site, and expand the drug source to provide further reference for future reasonable development of the plant＇s medicinal value.