Large-leaved Kudingcha is a traditional drink and medicinal material for both medicine and food in southern China.It is also a kind of non-Camellia tea which is widely circulated in the market and is generally regarded as the'authentic Kudingcha'.It has multiple effects such as heat-clearing and detoxifying,anti-oxi-dation,anti-inflammatory,hemostasis and blood-cooling,antibacterial and so on.The chemical composition of the secondary metabolites is complex,mainly including polyphenols,polysaccharides,flavonoids,triterpenes and other active ingredients.The active ingredients of large-leaved Kudingcha are natural antioxidants,which have the characteristics of green,non-toxic and high efficiency.They have good application prospects in edible oil storage,food preservation,cosmetics,health products,and antioxidant drugs.This article focuses on the antioxidant properties of chemical composition in large-leaved Kudingcha.The content,composition and an-tioxidant effect of representative polyphenols,polysaccharides,flavonoids,triterpenes and other chemical components in large-leaved Kudingcha were reviewed,and the application of large-leaved Kudingcha was dis-cussed and prospected.It is intended to provide reference for the development and utilization of large-leaved Kudingcha.