Objective To summarize the research progress in the study of pharmaceutical plant of Clinopodium in Labiatae,to provide a
reference for the further study of Clinopodium.Methods Recently published papers were consulted.Based on the chemical constituents,taxonomic research,
pharmacological action and clinical application,this paper summarize the advancement of pharmaceutical plant of Clinopodium in Labiatae.Results and Conclusions The pharmaceutical plant of Clinopodium has many kinds of constituents,such as flavone,saponin,organic acid,aromatic compound,triterpene steroid etc.Among them flavone and saponin are main active constitutents of Clinopodium.Ten species of plant of Clinopodium are classified by the method hierarchical cluster with high performance liquid chromatography,and the result meet that discribed in plant taxonomy.Calamintha glandulosa is more closed to Micromeria than Clinopodium.Plants of Clinopodium has many pharmacological actions,such as hemostasis,anti-biosis,anti-inflammatony and immunity,anti-tumour,anti-irradation etc.And they are mainly used to cure dysfunctional uterine bleeding and so on.Plants of Clinopodium have been proved to have pharmaceutical values.