Studies on the Constituents of Flower of Erythrina variegata Linn.

• Main Authors: Rung-Shan Huang, 黃榮山
• Other Authors: KE-FENG HUANG
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2004
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/40299458573198063020

碩士 === 靜宜大學 === 應用化學研究所 === 92 === Erythrina variegata Linn. (Leguminosae) is a large deciduous tree distributed along streams near the seashore of Taiwan . It is also often planted in garden and roadside , and has folkloric reputation for medicinal properties such as anti-rheumatism , circulation promoting and insecticidal activities . From the acetone extracts of the flowers of this plant , eleven components were obtained by column chromatography . These compounds are long chain ester of ferulic acid 、p-hydroxybenzoic acid、phytosterols (campesterol , 12.82﹪、stigmasterol , 56.75﹪、β-sitosterol , 29.43﹪) 、β-sitosterol-3-O-β-D-glucoside、ursolic acid、oleanolic acid、olean-12-en-3β,28-diol、3-epi-lupeol、β-amyrin、alpinumisoflavone、pongaglabrone , the structure of these compounds were identified by spectrometric and chemical methods .