, and have potential to be developed as useful products. This review summarized what is known about Maesa saponins uptodate in terms of their chemical structures, structure elucidation methods, NMR characteristics, and biological activities. 现按化学结构、结构解析与NMR特征、生物活性等内容对杜茎山属植物三萜皂苷的研究进展进行总结。