[Studies on the chemical constituents of Asarum longerhizomatosum C. F. Liang et C. S. Yang]

Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi. 2001 Nov;26(11):762-3.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

Objective: To study the chemical constituents of the roots and rhizomes of Asarum longerhizomatosum.

Method: Chromatography and spectral analysis were used to isolate the constituents and elucidate their structures.

Result: Five compounds were isolated from the ethanol extracts of the roots and rhizomes, and identified as asarone(I), beta-sitosterol(II), 2,4,5-trimethoxybenzaldehyde(III), 4-(2,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)-3-en-butylone(IV) and 3 beta-hydroxystigmast-5-en-7-one(V).

Conclusion: All the compounds were isolated from the plant for the first time, and IV is a new natural product.

MeSH terms

  • Allylbenzene Derivatives
  • Anisoles / chemistry
  • Anisoles / isolation & purification*
  • Asarum / chemistry*
  • Plant Roots / chemistry
  • Plants, Medicinal / chemistry*
  • Rhizome / chemistry
  • Sitosterols / chemistry
  • Sitosterols / isolation & purification

Substances

  • 4-(2,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)-3-enbutylone
  • Allylbenzene Derivatives
  • Anisoles
  • Sitosterols
  • asarone
  • gamma-sitosterol