葛根为豆科植物野葛Pueraria lobata(willd)ohwi。或甘葛藤P.thomsanii benth的干燥根。品种繁多,有20多种,主要分布亚洲,我国有10多种,以oni分布最广,主要含黄酮类,葛根为中医常用的祛风解表药之一,具有解肌,升阳透疹,解热生津等功效,笔者就葛根对心血管的药理作用和临床应用有关资料综述如下;1 药理作用1.1 对血压和心率的影响 葛根对正常和高血压的动物有一定的降压作用。静注葛根浸膏总黄酮和葛根素,使正 Pueraria is a legume Pueraria lobata (willd) ohwi. Or dry roots of the cane vine P.thomsanii benth. Variety, there are more than 20 kinds, mainly distributed in Asia, China has more than 10 kinds, the most widely distributed on the main, containing flavonoids, Pueraria is one of the commonly used traditional Chinese medicine for hurricane decompression, with muscle relaxation, sun rash The effects of Pueraria on cardiovascular pharmacology and clinical application are summarized as follows; 1 Pharmacological effects 1.1 Effects on blood pressure and heart rate Pueraria has a certain antihypertensive effect on normal and hypertensive animals. Intravenous Pueraria extract total flavonoids and puerarin, make positive