Abstract: In order to better develop and utilize the Vicia plant resources, the research advances of chemical constituents and pharmacological activities of Vicia genus were systematically summarized by consulting the related literatures both at home and abroad. The chemical constituents reported from the recent references were mainly terpenoids, flavonoids and amino acids, and the pharmacological activities consisted of antioxidant, antibacterial, anticancer, antidiabetic, hepatoprotective and anti-Parkinson’s disease. Finally, the research interests and prospect of Vicia genus were proposed in this article.