绞股蓝(Gynostemma Pentaphyllum)又名七叶胆,为葫芦科绞股蓝属植物,广泛分布于我国长江流域以南及陕西秦巴山区,同属植物有11种之多。据文献报道,绞股蓝具有抗肿瘤、降血脂、防治糖皮质激素的副作用、抗溃疡、抗疲劳等多种生理活性。日本文献报道绞股蓝含有50多种皂甙,其中绞股蓝皂甙3,4,8,12分别与人参皂甙Rb_1,Rb_3, Gynostemma Pentaphyllum, also known as Aesculus, is a genus Gynostemma in the family Cucurbitaceae. It is widely distributed in the south of the Yangtze River basin and in the Qinba mountainous area of ​​Shaanxi Province. There are as many as 11 species of plants in the same genus. According to reports in the literature, Gynostemma has many physiological activities such as anti-tumor, hypolipidemic, side effects of anti-glucocorticoid, anti-ulcer, anti-fatigue and so on. The Japanese literature reported that Gynostemma pentaphyllum contains more than 50 kinds of saponins, among which gypenosides 3, 4, 8, 12 and ginsenosides Rb_1, Rb_3, respectively.