Review of Research on Polysaccharides and Dendrobine of Dendrobium nobile Lindl

Xiaolin Xu, Qing Li and Bia

Abstract

Dendrobium nobile Lindl. is a precious traditional medicinal plant, with the active ingredients polysaccharides and dendrobine. More and more attention has been paid on the D. nobile because of its effective biological function, and related research has gradually increased in rent years. In the current paper, the research progresses concerning some aspects of polysaccharides and dendrobine of D. nobile especially the metabolism were reviewed in order to promote the development and utilization of polysaccharides and dendrobine, and then protect the resources of D. nobile in a better way.