豆科(Fabaceae)山豆根属Euchresta J. Benn植物的化学成分主要为黄酮类、生物碱类、甾类等化合物,具有抗肿瘤、抗HIV活性、抗血小板聚集、中枢抑制、抗氧化、调血脂、抗菌等药理活性.综述了国内外对山豆根属4种植物山豆根E. japonica、台湾山豆根E. formosana、伏毛山豆根E. horsfieldii、管萼山豆根E. tubulosa的化学成分及生物活性研究进展,为该属植物的研究与利用提供理论依据.

The chemical constituents isolated from the plants of Euchresta J. Benn (Fabaceae) included flavonoids, alkaloids, and steroids compounds. Modern pharmacological studies have shown that the species in Euchresta J. Benn have antitumor, anti-HIV, antiplatelet aggregation, central inhibition, anti-oxidant, reducing blood lipid, and antibacterial activities. This article mainly reviewed the research advances in the chemical constituents and their biological activities of the plants in Euchresta J. Benn.