Abstract:Active ingredients derived from plants，especially edible plants are characterized by low toxicity and diverse biological characteristics.Finding effective parts/ingredients with significant efficacy has always been an important source of research and development of health products such as drugs and functional foods.In recent years，a variety of effective components have been found in plants that have significant inhibitory activities against pancreatic lipase（PL）.By inhibiting the activity of PL，these components can reduce the absorption degree of fat components in the ingested food in the digestive system of the human body，showing good effects in the adjuvant treatment of obesity，hyperlipidemia and other diseases.Based on this，this paper reviews the research progress of plant derived pancreatic lipase inhibitors in recent years.