Abstract: Broussonetia papyrifera, one genus of Moraceae, distributes widely in Yellow River,Yangtze River and the Pearl River basins of China.It also can be found in Japan,Vietnam and some other countries. B.papyrifera is one kind of traditional Chinese medicine,and is used to cure pain,edema and dysentery in Chinese traditional therapy.In recent years,there are many new chemical constituents isolated from the leaves,root and fruits of B.papyrifera,identified as flavones,lignans and terpenes.Some of them were reported to have several bioactivities including antioxidation,antimicrobe,anti-inflammatory,cytotoxicity,etc.This paper reviewed the new chemical compounds identified from B.papyrifera and their bioactivities since 2000.

Key words: Broussonetia papyrifera, new chemical compounds, bioactivities