Plants of Daphne have rich medicinal resources in our country

and they have been widely used with a long history. Most of them are made into medicine with the entire plant

overground parts or roots

with broad pharmacological activities. The researches on their chemical components and pharmacological activities have obtained wide attention from scholars from abroad and at home in recent years. In order to further study

develop and utilize this kind of plant

the latest research progresses on chemical constituents and pharmacological activities of Daphne in recent 5 years were reviewed in this article by carefully accessing the major databases at home and abroad. The results showed that the plants of Daphne contained a variety of effective chemical constituents

mainly including coumarins

flavonoids and biflavonoids

terpenoids

lignins. More than 100 kinds of chemical constituents were newly discovered

and their structures were introduced in detail. The latest pharmacological studies indicated that the plants of Daphne had efficient anti-HIV

anti-tumor

anti-inflammatory

antibacterial

anti-viral

antioxidant

immunomodulatory and many other activities

providing references and evidences to clarify their medicinal ingredients and the mechanism of action.