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AUTHOR
Peter G. Waterman
A review of the pharmacology and toxicology ofAstragalus
Some Astragalus species are used as forage for livestock and wild animals. Many species are used in folk medicine for their hepatoprotective, antioxidative, immunostimulant, and antiviral properties, whereas others are toxic, and in many cases the toxic principles can pass to humans through milk and meat. Three groups of chemicals have been described as pharmacologically active principles: polysaccharides, saponins and phenolics. In addition, three kinds of toxic principles have been reported: indolizidine alkaloids, aliphatic nitro compounds and selenium. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
30-Norfriedelane triterpenes from the stem bark ofCaloncoba glauca
Abstract The stem bark of Caloncoba glauca has yielded three friedelane triterpenes of which two are characterized by the loss of C-30 and the presence of a C-27, C-15 lactone. They were identified, with considerable use of long-range C H coupling studies, as the known compound trichadonic acid (3-oxofriedelan-27-oic acid) and two new 30-norfriedelane derivatives, 3,27-dioxo-30-norfriedelan-20(29)-en-27,15α-lactone (caloncobalactone) and 3,27-dioxo-21β-hydroxy-30-norfriedelan-20(29)-en-17,15α-lactone (21β-hydroxycaloncoba lactone).
Friedelane triterpenes from the stem bark of Caloncoba glauca
Further investigation of the stem bark of Caloncoba glauca has yielded three minor (D:A)-friedo-oleanane derivatives. These have been identified, on the basis of NMR studies, as the known compound kokoonol [3-oxo-(D:A)-friedo-olean-27-ol] and the novel natural products kokoonal [3-oxo-(D:A)-friedo-olean-27- al] and 3β,21β-dihydroxy-30-nor-(D:A)-friedo-olean-27-oic acid.
Topical Anti-Inflammatory Lignans from Haplophyllum hispanicum Haplophyllum hispanicum
The present paper reports the results of the methanol extract of Haplophyllum hispanicum Spach on single or repeated local 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol acetate (TPA) administration and in the oxazolone-induced contact-delayed hypersensitivity mouse ear edemas. Two topical anti-inflammatory aryl naphthalide lignans were isolated from the active fractions of the methanol extract. They were identified by spectroscopic methods, including 13C NMR and heteronuclear multiple bond correlation (HMBC), as diphyllin acetyl apioside and tuberculatin. The former was the most active on acute TPA edema with a ID50 of 0.27 μmol/ear