Objective:Analysis of saponin constituents of notoginseng from Wuliang Mountain and discussion the relationship between cultivated pattern and herbal quality. Methods:By means of HPLC techniques the content of five major saponins：ginsenoside Rg1，Rb1，Rd，Re and notoginsenoside R1 were determined and compared between Wulian and Wenshan. Results:The results showed significant differences of the content and the ratio of the main saponins of notoginseng between Wuliang Mountain and other cultivate areas, that including different ages, different individuals and different underground parts of cultivated plants. Conclusion:It is noticed that the traditional cultivate model in Wuliang Mountain is beneficial to product quality and germplasm resources protection of notoginseng. This cultivate model is much suited to the mountain area of Yunnan since its low planting cost, organic as well as the obvious ecological effect.