Lignans from Plants of Schisandraceae

Plants of Schisandraceae formily are rich sources of lignans,which have been found to possess some beneficial pharmacological effects including antihepatitis,antitumor and anti-HIV activities.In order to search for more bioactive natural products and avoid confusion arisen from the same structures under different names by authors in the literature,the paper has reviewed 150 new lignans from plants of Schisandraceae in the literature published mainly after 1990, including dibenzocyclooctadiene,spirobenzofuranoid dibenzocyclooctadiene,4-aryltetralin, 2,3-dimetheyl-1,4-diarylbutane and 2,5-diaryl tetrahydrofuran lignans.