Plant Diversity ›› 1988, Vol. 10 ›› Issue (04): 1-3.

• Articles •    

NEW C21 STEROIDAL GLYCOSIDES OF FAMOUS CHINESE DRUG BAISHOUWU

Chen Jijun, Zhang Zhuangxin, Zhou Jun   

  1. Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650204
  • Online:1988-08-25 Published:1988-08-25

Abstract: From the crude glycoside of dried root of Cynanchum auriculatum Royle ex Wight,which is a famous traditioal tonic in Oriental System of Medicine, four known C21 steroial glycosides-wilfoside C3N,C2N,C1G,K1N and three new C21 steroidal glycosides named cynauricuoside-A.(1),-B(2),-C(3)were isolated and elucidated on bases of chemical and spectral evidence.

Key words: Glycosides of famous