Research progress on chemical constituents in plants of Solanum L. and their biological activities / 中草药

The plants of genus Solanum L. contain alkaloids, flavonoids, steroids, and other various chemical constituents which exhibit protective activity, antifungal, antiviral, antitumor, and anti-oxidant activities. This paper reviews the research survey of the chemical constituents and biological activities of the plants of Solanum L. from domestic and foreign over the last 20 years, and provides the relative reference for the further development of the plants in Solanum L.