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Analysis of Raw and Processed Cyperi Rhizoma Samples Using Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry in Rats with Primary Dysmenorrhea
Published on: December 23, 2022
[Study on the chemical constituents of Rhizoma Cyperi]
Xi Wu1, Hou-Lin Xia, Li-Hua Huang
1Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 610075, China.
Objective:
To study the chemical constituents of Rhizoma Cyperi.
Methods:
The constituents were separated and purified by silica gel column chromatography, their structures were identified on the basis of physico-chemical properties and spectral data.
Results:
Six compounds were isolated and identified as physicion (1), hexadecanoic acid (2), beta-sitosterol (3), stigmasterol (4), catenarin (5), daucosterol (6).
Conclusion:
Compounds 1, 4, 5 were isolated from this plant for the first fime.
