Plant Diversity ›› 1992, Vol. 14 ›› Issue (01): 1-3.

• Articles •    

CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS ON THE ROOTS OF DESMOS CHINENSIS

ZHAO Jin   

  1. Kunming General Military Hospital
  • Online:1992-02-25 Published:1992-02-25

Abstract: From the roots of Desmos chinensis Lour (Annonaceae), a folk medicine for treatment of malaria in China, two flavonones were isolated by means of chemical and spectral data. These two compounds have been identifies as 4,7-dihydroxy-5-methoxy-6-mcthly-8-formyl-flavane and 5,7-dihyroxy-6,8-dimethyl- dihydroflavonce (demethoxymatteucinol), respectively.

Key words: Desmos chinensis