In recent years.the taxol isolated from the stem bark of some plants of Taxus has been widely as anantitumor agent.But the development of taxol is limited by the scarcity of wild Taxus resources.

• 红豆杉属植物所含成分紫杉醇具有明显的抗癌作用，而野生资源极为有限，成为紫杉醇开发的主要制约因素。