Research progress on interactions between medicinal plants and microorganisms.
10.19540/j.cnki.cjcmm.20250314.103
- Author:
Er-Jun WANG
1
;
Ya-Long ZHANG
1
;
Xiao-Hui MA
2
;
Hua-Qian GONG
1
;
Shao-Yang XI
1
;
Gao-Sen ZHANG
3
;
Ling JIN
2
Author Information
1. Gansu University of Chinese Medicine Lanzhou 730000, China.
2. Gansu University of Chinese Medicine Lanzhou 730000, China Northwest Collaborative Innovation Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine Lanzhou 730000, China Gansu Pharmaceutical Industry Innovation Research Institute Lanzhou 730000, China.
3. Gansu University of Chinese Medicine Lanzhou 730000, China Key Laboratory of Extreme Environmental Microbial Resources and Engineering, Gansu Province,Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences Lanzhou 730000, China.
- Publication Type:English Abstract
- Keywords:
ecological planting;
geoherbalism;
interactions;
medicinal plants;
microorganisms
- MeSH:
Plants, Medicinal/metabolism*;
Bacteria/genetics*;
Symbiosis
- From:
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
2025;50(12):3267-3280
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
The interactions between microorganisms and medicinal plants are crucial to the quality improvement of medicinal plants. Medicinal plants attract microorganisms to colonize by secreting specific compounds and provide niche and nutrient support for these microorganisms, with a symbiotic network formed. These microorganisms grow in the rhizosphere, phyllosphere, and endophytic tissues of plants and significantly improve the growth performance and medicinal component accumulation of medicinal plants by promoting nutrient uptake, enhancing disease resistance, and regulating the synthesis of secondary metabolites. Microorganisms are also widely used in the ecological planting of medicinal plants, and the growth conditions of medicinal plants are optimized by simulating the microbial effects in the natural environment. The interactions between microorganisms and medicinal plants not only significantly improve the yield and quality of medicinal plants but also enhance their geoherbalism, which is in line with the concept of green agriculture and eco-friendly development. This study reviewed the research results on the interactions between medicinal plants and microorganisms in recent years and focused on the analysis of the great potential of microorganisms in optimizing the growth environment of medicinal plants, regulating the accumulation of secondary metabolites, inducing systemic resistance, and promoting the ecological planting of medicinal plants. It provides a scientific basis for the research on the interactions between medicinal plants and microorganisms, the research and development of microbial agents, and the application of microorganisms in the ecological planting of medicinal plants and is of great significance for the quality improvement of medicinal plants and the green and sustainable development of TCM resources.
