Medicinal plants are vital sources of modern and traditional Chinese medicines. Sesquiterpene lactones (SLs) consist of a large group of plant secondary metabolites, and belong to C15 terpenoids group. SLs have shown various biological activities including antitumor and anti-inflammatory activities. Santamarine (STM), C15 H20 O3 , is a kind of Sesquiterpene lactone, whose molecular weight is 248.322 g/mol. Santamarine has been isolated from several plants species, and has shown eminent biological activities, such as anticancer activity, anti-inflammatory activity, and so on. In this mini review we summarize the studies on the effects and the mechanisms of STM, and explore the avenues of application.

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圣玛丽：多种疾病的机理研究。

药用植物是现代和传统中药的重要来源。倍半萜内酯（SLs）由大量植物次生代谢物组成，属于C15萜类化合物。SL已经显示出多种生物活性，包括抗肿瘤和抗炎活性。Santamarine（STM），C15 H20 O3是一种倍半萜烯内酯，分子量为248.322 g / mol。桑塔马林已从几种植物中分离出来，并显示出显着的生物学活性，例如抗癌活性，抗炎活性等。在这个小型综述中，我们总结了有关STM的作用和机理的研究，并探讨了其应用途径。