Echinacoside的中译名较早称海胆甙(《英汉医学词汇》,1979年)或海胆苷(《英汉化学化工词汇》第3版,1984年)。以后为多种文献辞书沿用,如1987年出版的《英汉科技辞天》和《英汉科技词库》,直至现在仍有人译为海胆苷。本人认为该中译名值得商榷。该化合物系Stoll等人于1950年首次从菊科紫松果菊属植物狭叶松果菊(或狭叶紫锥菊)Echi- The Chinese translation of Echinacoside was earlier referred to as sea urchin (“English-Chinese medical vocabulary”, 1979) or sea urchin (“English-Chinese chemical and chemical vocabulary” third edition, 1984). Later, he continued to use a variety of dictionaries, such as the “English-Chinese Dictionary of Science and Technology” and the “Chinese-English Dictionary of Science and Technology” published in 1987. Up to now, it has been translated as sea urchin. I think the Chinese translation is worth discussing. This compound was first introduced by Stoll et al. in 1950 from the Echinacea purpurea Echinacea purpurea (or Echinacea esculenta)