Rhodiola L as a valuable resource of traditional Chinese medicine with abundant species and specialied habitat,has long been used as a medicinal plant.The active components include Salidroside,Pahodiosin,Ptyrosol and many other flavones.Pharmacologic research found that they have multiple activities as anti-aging,anti-anoxic,anti-tumor,as well as anti-high altitude agents.This paper reviews medicinal history,chemical constituents and pharmacological action of Rhodioal L,to give a prospect for further resear...