Abstract: The incidence of clinical fungal infections has increased dramatically,causing high morbidity and mortality.Currently,with extensive application of broadspectrum antifungal agents,there has been a notable increase in drug resistance.In addition,lots of antifungal agents used have different degrees of side effects.Therefore,the development of new and effective antifungal agents is of paramount importance.Recently,studies on active constituents from natural plants have received more and more attention,due to its properties of abundance,low toxicity,broad spectrum and diverse ways of action.In this study,the study on screening active constituents from natural plants in recent years is reviewed.

Key words: natural plants, antifungal, Candida, active constituents