Abstract: Based on the reproducible characteristic of plants stem and leaf,more and more active components,effective fractions and new medicines from the stem and leaf afforded the large quantity of sustainable resources for the cancer treatment.This study summarized the anti-tumor components from the plant stem and leaf in recent five years based on the classification of phenylpropanoids,flavonoids,saponins,terpenoids and other components,and analyzed their structural characteristics and anticancer effects of the main active ingredients in order to provide the research basis for further research and development of anticancer drugs.

Key words: plants, stem and leaf, anticancer, chemical components