稀有金属锗已被广泛用于许多领域,国内外科技工作者经过多年努力,对锗的研究、开发、利用取得了显著成效。1887年德国首次合成有机锗(四乙基锗)。本世纪六十年代,日本最早发现具有保健和抗癌作用的许多中药,如人参、猢狲眼、枸杞等都富含倍半氧化羧乙基锗(Ge-132),且证实该化合物对一些动物移植瘤株有较强抑瘤效应,并于1967年首次合成。锗元素与生命有重要联系,其具有特殊的生理活性,如抗肿瘤、抗高血压、抗病毒、抗炎、抗疟疾等。七十年代后大量资料表明,有机锗具有广泛药理作用,且安全无毒。近几年来,国 Rare metal germanium has been widely used in many fields. After years of efforts, domestic and foreign scientists and technologists have made remarkable achievements in the research, development and utilization of germanium. In 1887, Germany first synthesized organic germanium (tetraethylgermanium). In the 1960s, many traditional Chinese medicines with the functions of health care and anticancer were first found in Japan, such as ginseng, cichlid, goji berries and the like, rich in selenium carboxymethylgermium germanium (Ge-132), and confirmed that the compound was effective for some animals Transplanted tumor strains have strong anti-tumor effect, and first synthesized in 1967. Germanium has an important connection with life, which has special physiological activity such as anti-tumor, antihypertensive, anti-virus, anti-inflammatory, anti-malaria and so on. A large number of data after the seventies show that organic germanium has a wide range of pharmacological effects, and safe and non-toxic. In recent years, the country