恶性黑色素瘤是一种来源于黑色素细胞的恶性肿瘤，具有转移早、进展快、预后差、死亡率高的特点。近年来，人们更加关注从天然植物中寻找预防和治疗黑色素瘤的新途径，并取得了一定的成果，对有关中药、天然药物在抗黑色素瘤方面的实验研究进行综述。

Malignant melanoma is a malignant tumor derived from melanocytes with characteristics of early metastasis, rapid development, poor prognosis, and high mortality. In recent years, researchers have paid more attention to looking for the new ways to obtain some potential drug from natural plants for preventing and treating melanoma and have attained certain achievement. This article reviews the research progress in anti-melanoma of Chinese materia medica and natural products.

国家重大新药创制科技重大专项（2009ZX09103-390）