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Constituents and bioactive principles of Polygonum chinensis
P L Tsai1, J P Wang, C W Chang
1Graduate Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, China Medical College, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Phytochemistry
|December 23, 1998
Abstract:
Isolation and characterization of the chemical constituents of Polygonum chinensis L. gave the new 25R-spirost-4-ene-3,12-dione. The known compounds stigmast-4-ene-3,6-dione, stigmastane-3,6-dione, hecogenin and aurantiamide acetate were also isolated from for the first time from this species. Their anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic properties are described.