大戟科麻疯树属植物由于具有较高的药用价值，其根、茎、叶、种子均可入药，在民间应用广泛。该属植物野生部分在我国主要分布于广东、海南等地。研究表明该属植物主要含有萜类、黄酮类、木脂素类、香豆素类、生物碱类等化学成分，具有抗肿瘤、抗HIV、抑菌、杀虫、抗氧化等多方面的药理活性。综述了近年来国内外对麻疯树属植物的化学成分和药理活性的研究进展。

The plants in Jatropha L., Euphorbiaceae family are widely used in folks because of their officinal values. The roots, stems, leaves and fruits of these plants could be used as medicine. Part of wild plants mainly distributed in Guangdong and Hainan Provinces. The plants chiefly contain terpenoids, flavonoids, lignans, coumarin, alkaloids, and so on. Furthermore, they play an important role in anti-cancer, anti-HIV, anti-bacteria, killing germs and antioxidation. This article summarizes the chemical constituents and pharmacological of activities the plants in Jatropha L.in recent years.

辽宁省中医药科技创新项目资助项目（2001-lnzyxzk-07）；辽宁省高等学校杰出青年学者成长计划资助项目（LJQ2012088）