中文摘要：

苦马豆是广泛分布在我国西北沙漠地带的豆科牧草。苦马豆无论是从其毒性成分在医药上的使用,还是作为蛋白类饲料的应用,都有很重要的价值。文章从植株的外部形态、不同部位提取物的化学成分、药理学研究、作为营养饲料研究进展等方面进行了综述。

英文摘要：

Spearophysa salsula（Pall.）DC.belonging to species of Sphaerophysa DC in family Leguminosae is widely grown forage of desert in northwestern China.Whether the using of its toxicity in medicine,or the feeding as forage have important value.Here,the plant morphology,the chemical composition of extracts in different plant parts,the research on pharmacognosy,and as nutritional forage were reviewed.