柽柳属植物是干旱、半干旱区沙荒地和盐碱化土地上生长的灌木，含多种化学成分，如黄酮、三萜、苯丙酸、甾体类以及有机酸、酚酸类等；药理研究表明其具有保肝、抗氧化、抑菌、抑制α-葡萄糖苷酶、抗肿瘤等活性。综述了柽柳属植物不同药用部位的化学成分和药理活性，为进一步研究和开发柽柳属植物资源提供参考。

The plants in Tamarix L. are shurb which usually distribute in arid or semiarid desert area and saline-alkali fields. A variety of chemical constituents, such as flavonoids, triterpenes, steroids, phenylpropanoids, organic acids and phenolic acids are isolated from the plants in Tamarix L. The pharmacological study reveals that plants in Tamarix L. show hepatoprotective, anti-oxidant, antibacterial, α-glucosidase inhibitive, and antitumor effects. The chemical components and pharmacological activities in different medicinal parts of the plants from Tamarix L. are reviewed in this paper, aiming at providing basis for further development and application of the plants in Tamarix L.

国际科技合作项目（2010DFB30540）