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[Chemical constituents from herb of Epimedium brevicornum]
Yu-Bo Li1, Fan-Hao Meng, Xiu-Mei Lu
1School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China.
Objective:
To investigate the chemical constituents of Epimedium brevicornum.
Method:
The chemical constituents were isolated by using silica gel column chromatography and preparative TLC. The structures were identified on the basis of physical-chemical constants and spectral data.
Result:
Five compounds were isolated and identified as hyperoside, icariin, epimedin B, epimedin C, inositol.
Conclusion:
Compound I and III - V were isolated from the plant for the first time.