绞股蓝为葫芦科(cucurbitaceae)植物,具有清热解毒、止咳化痰的作用,对慢性支气管炎、传染性肝炎及肿瘤等疾病有较好的疗效。近年来日本学者先后报导绞股蓝含有多种人参皂甙成分,引起各国有关学者普遍给予重视。国内一些学者也译文介绍,有的还对绞股蓝进行栽培实验。但是一些译文或著述把绞股蓝称为“绞股兰”,有的则用“锥形果”的名称。经考证,绞股蓝并没有“绞股兰”、 Gynostemma is a member of the family Cucurbitaceae, which has the functions of clearing away heat and toxic materials, relieving cough and reducing phlegm, and has good curative effect on diseases such as chronic bronchitis, infectious hepatitis and tumors. In recent years, Japanese scholars have reported that Gynostemma contains a variety of ginsenoside ingredients, causing widespread concern of scholars from all over the world. Some domestic scholars also translated the introduction, and some also carried on the cultivation of Gynostemma. But some translations or writings call Gynostemma “Gynostemma,” while others use the name “Cone Fruit.” The research, Gynostemma and no “Gynostemma”