Oxyresveratrol, as a kind of natural polyphenol compounds, has many pharmacological activities. In this paper, the recent advances on oxyresveratrol were summarized to fully develop its application in medicine, health care cosmetics and food field. Oxyresveratrol currently produced from the main source of natural plant extraction, chemical synthesis and biotransformation, can quickly be absorbed by the body. Low blood concentration of it can inhi...