[Studies on flavones of Epimedium bevicorum Maxim]

To systematically develop Epimedium spp. and control their quality.

Using polyamide and macroporous adsorbent resins AB-8. The compounds were identified on the basis of spectrometric data and physical and chemical test.

Four flavones were isolated from the herb. They were identified as wushanicariin, baohuoside VI, kaempferol-3,7-O-alpha-L-dirhamnoside and hexandraside E.

These flavones were isolated from the herb and identified for the first time.