Abstract:Pine pollen，as a traditional Chinese food with a long history，has the characteristics of single flower source，pure quality，pollution-free，residue-free and fragrant taste.It is rich in polysaccharides，flavonoids，phytosterols，choline，nucleic acids and other active ingredients. Previous studies had demonstrated that pine pollen has many health function，such as enhancing immune function，delaying aging，anti-tumor，regulating metabolism，improving gastrointestinal function，anti-inflammatory analgesia，anti-fatigue and so on.In order to provide a basis for further research on the mechanism of pine pollen and the development of intensive processing products，the research progress of main active components and health function of pine pollen in recent years was reviewed in this paper，and the main problems in pine pollen research and product development were analyzed，and the broad application prospect of pine pollen was prospected.