title: [Advances in studies on growth metabolism and response mechanisms of medicinal plants under drought stress].
abstract: Drought stress exerts a considerable effect on growth, physiology and secondary metabolisms of the medicinal plants. It could inhabit the growth of the medicinal plants but promote secretion of secondary metabolites. Other researches indicated that the medicinal plants could depend on the ABA signaling pathway and secreting osmotic substances to resist the drought stress and reduce the damage by it. The article concludes the changes in growth, physiology, secondary metabolisms and response mechanisms of medicinal plants to drought stress that provides a theoretical basis for exploring the relationship between medicinal plants and drought stress.
authors.forename: Can
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Si
authors.forename: Jun-Yi
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Hu-Chao
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D000040:Abscisic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D055864:Droughts; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction; D014867:Water / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D010940:Plant Proteins; D014867:Water; D000040:Abscisic Acid