Biological Activities and Secondary Metabolites from and Its Endophytic Fungi.

The roots of Gagnep., a traditional Chinese medicine, is known as Shan Dou Gen in the Miao ethnopharmacy. A large number of previous studies have suggested the usage of in the folk treatment of lung, stomach, and throat diseases, and the roots of have been produced as Chinese patent medicines to treat related diseases. Existing phytochemical works reported more than 300 compounds from different parts and the endophytic fungi of . Some of the isolated extracts and monomer compounds from have been proved to exhibit diverse biological activities, including anti-tumor, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antiviral, and so on. The research progress on the phytochemistry and pharmacological activities of have been systematically summarized, which may be useful for its further research.