As a kind of traditional Chinese medicine, which has a medicinal site of rhizomes, contains rich active ingredients, mainly including steroidal saponins, flavonoids, phenols, stilbenes, organic acids and other compounds, which together give a wide range of pharmacological effects, including anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, anti-tumor, hypolipidemic, hypoglycemic, and so on. In recent years, with the continuous development of modern science and technology, the research on Smilacis chinae rhizoma has been deepening, and the pharmacological mechanism of its active ingredients has been gradually revealed. This paper reviews the research progress on the active ingredients and pharmacological effects of Smilacis chinae rhizoma over the last few years at home and abroad, in order to provide a scientific basis for further development and utilization of Smilacis chinae rhizoma, and inject new vitality into the modernization and international development of traditional Chinese medicine.

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