The projected increase of Taxol usage for both basic research and cancer chemotherapy, coupled with its limited availability from the protected yew resulted in one of hottest research fields of scientific community.

• 近年来，基础研究和医疗对紫杉醇需求的日益增长，并且其来源的日益匮乏使得对红豆杉的研究热持续不衰。