There are more than 100 kinds of Artabotrys plants extant in the world.There are four species in China,which are mainly distributed in the south and people have a long medicinal history,mainly using it for malaria,rheumatism and other stubborn diseases.Modern pharmacochemical and pharmacological studies have confirmed that the chemical constituents of Artabotrys plants are diversified,involving more than a dozen categories,including alkaloids,terpenoids,cyclohexenes,steroids,flavonoids,quinones,phenylpropanes and volatile oils,etc.The biological activities of this genus are also very rich,with anti-tumor,antibacterial,antiviral,antimalarial,anti-insect,antifertility,antithrombin,antiplatelet,antioxidative,cytoprotection and so on.In this paper,the chemical constituents and biological activities of the plant were reviewed in detail,which laid a theoretical foundation for its resource development.