Abstract:The material basis of anti-tumor effect of BuddleJa officinalis was studied by a variety of experiments. Firstly, the anti-tumor activity of four different solvent extracts ( ethyl acetate extract, n-butanol extract, petroleum ether extract, water extract ) of BuddleJa officinalis was screened by CCK-8. Secondly, the chemical constituents of the extracts with antitumor activity were isolated and purified based on Silica gel column chromatography, Thin layer chromatography and High performance liquid chromatography, and their structures were identified by MS, NMR ,IR and UV. Then, The effects of the isolated compounds on the proliferation and apoptosis of tumor cells ( human breast cancer cell MCF-7, human gastric cancer cell SGC-7901, human liver cancer cell BEL-7404 ) in vitro were detected by CCK-8 assay and Annexin V-FITC / PI staining assay. Finally, the effect of monomeric compounds on the activity of DNA Topoisomerase I and the direct cleavage of DNA were detected in a cell-free system. The results showed that the extracts of four different solvents of BuddleJa officinalis could inhibit the proliferation of tumor cells to a certain extent, and four monomer compounds of Apigenin, Linarin, Verbascoside and Apigenin-7-glucuronide were isolated from that. The four monomeric compounds have anti-tumor activity against three tumor cells and can inhibit DNA Topo I and unwinding DNA. Compared with other monomeric compounds, Apigenin can significantly inhibit the proliferation of BEL-7404 tumor cells, and Apigenin-7-glucuronide is more effective in promoting apoptosis. Therefore, the four monomer compounds may be the main anti-tumor active ingredients of BuddleJa officinalis.