豆科崖豆藤屬植物藥用價值廣泛，在我國分布有35種和11個變種。該屬植物主要含有黃酮類、生物堿類、香豆素類、萜類等化學(xué)成分，具有保護心血管、抗腫瘤、保肝和抗雌性激素等多種藥理活性。為了進一步開發(fā)利用我國的崖豆藤屬藥用植物資源，對該屬植物的組成、分布、化學(xué)成分和藥理活性進行了系統(tǒng)的總結(jié)和綜述。

There are 35 species and 11 varieties of plants in Millettia Wight et Arn. (Leguminosae) which have widely officinal value. The plants in this genus mainly contain flavonoids, alkaloids, coumarins, terpenes and so on. The pharmacological effects are cardiovascular protection, anti-tumor, hepatoprotective, and resistance to the female hormone function, etc. In order to futher develop and utilize the plants in Millettia Wight et Arn., this paper summarized the species, distribution, chemical constituents, and pharmacological activities of plants in Millettia Wight et Arn. systematically.