委陵菜(Potentilla chinensis Ser.)系蔷薇科委陵菜属多年生草本植物,主要分布于我国东北及华北等地区,全草入药,其根在祖国传统医学有治疗痢疾的记载,世界上对该属多种植物进行了较详细的研究,但对委陵菜植物的化学研究,特别是抗菌(指痢疾杆菌)活性成分的研究未见报导。我们在抗菌止痢新药“痢特敏”的研制过程中,曾用委陵菜代替 Potentilla chinensis Ser. is a perennial herb belonging to the family Potentilla chinensis Ser. It is mainly distributed in northeastern China and North China, and it is used as a whole herb. Its roots in traditional Chinese medicine have been used to treat dysentery. A variety of plants have been studied in detail, but there have been no reports on the chemical study of Potentilla plants, especially on the active ingredients of antibacterial (referring to Shigella). In the development process of the new antibacterial and antiseptic drug, “Tanmin”, we used Potentilla instead