[Research on Chinese medicine pairs (VI)--Coptidis Rhizoma-Euodiae fructus].

Coptidis Rhizoma-Euodiae Fructus has been widely used for the treatment of digestive diseases since Song Dynasty,and therapeutic efficacy is very obvious. Modern research found that alkaloids are the main bio-active constituents,and some of their contents have striking difference after compatibility of the two herbs. The Chinese medicine pair( CMP) has extensive biological activities,such as the effect of gastrointestinal effect,anti-tumor,lowering the blood pressure and blood fat and so on. And some action mechanism of CMP also got partial demonstration. This paper mainly summarized the bio-active constituents,compatibility effects,action mechanism and clinical applications of the CMP,which can provide a basis for further research and development of the CMP.