Sedum sarmentosum is the fresh or dried herbs， herbal record is not certain， according to the textual research， the name first come from the book Ben Cao Gang Mu Shiyi. Through the animal experiment， Sedum sarmentosum could protect liver and reduce enzyme， immunity regulation， anti-tumor； the clinical and experimental study of the Sedum sarmentosum shows it has the effect of removing jaundice， heat-clearing and detoxifying. In modern clinical application， Sedum sarmentosum includes fresh sarmentosum， dry sarmentosum， Chuipencao granules and Chuipencao dispensing granules.