Plants of the genus Bulbophyllum are used or substituted as Dendrobium,a famous and precious traditional Chinese herb which was short of resource as grown slowly and over collected in recent years.

• 石豆兰属植物由于近年来同科石斛属植物的过度采挖,而作为名贵中药石斛类药材使用。为了解其化学成分及能否替代石斛,对石豆兰属植物的化学成分及药理活性研究进展进行了综述。