AUTHOR=Liang Wei , Sun Jiachen , Bai Gang , Qiu Daiyu , Li Qian , Dong Pengbin , Chen Yuan , Guo Fengxia 

TITLE=Codonopsis radix: a review of resource utilisation, postharvest processing, quality assessment, and its polysaccharide composition

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Pharmacology

VOLUME=15

YEAR=2024

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/pharmacology/articles/10.3389/fphar.2024.1366556

DOI=10.3389/fphar.2024.1366556

ISSN=1663-9812

ABSTRACT=<p>Codonopsis radix is the dried root of <italic>C</italic>. <italic>pilosula</italic> (Franch.) Nannf., <italic>C. pilosula</italic> Nannf. var. <italic>modesta</italic> (Nannf.) L. T. Shen, or <italic>C. tangshen</italic> Oliv., constitutes a botanical medicine with a profound historical lineage. It encompasses an array of bioactive constituents, including polyacetylenes, phenylpropanoids, alkaloids, triterpenoids, and polysaccharides, conferring upon it substantial medicinal and edible values. Consequently, it has garnered widespread attention from numerous scholars. In recent years, driven by advancements in modern traditional Chinese medicine, considerable strides have been taken in exploring resources utilization, traditional processing, quality evaluation and polysaccharide research of Codonopsis radix. However, there is a lack of systematic and comprehensive reporting on these research results. This paper provides a summary of recent advances in <italic>Codonopsis</italic> research, identifies existing issues in <italic>Codonopsis</italic> studies, and offers insights into future research directions. The aim is to provide insights and literature support for forthcoming investigations into <italic>Codonopsis</italic>.</p>