Review on studies of the chemical constituents and pharmcological activities of Melia L.

This paper summarized the studies on chemical constituents and pharmacological actiovities of Melia L.in recent years.The main constituents of Melia L.is limonoids,steroids,flavones,phenolic acids etc.It has insecticide effect,bacteriostasis effect,anti-virus,antifertility,anti-tumor activities etc.