Constituents of Ruscus aculeatus

Lloydia. 1975 Mar-Apr;38(2):106-8.

Abstract

A phytochemical investigation of the acidic fraction from an ethanolic extract of the roots of Ruscus aculeatus L. (Liliaceae) has resulted in the isolation and identification of a sterol mixture, a fatty acid mixture, chrysophanic acid, a new compound named euparone and an incompletely characterized phenolic substance.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Anthraquinones / analysis
  • Ethanol
  • Fatty Acids / analysis
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Phenols / analysis
  • Phytosterols / analysis
  • Plants, Medicinal / analysis*
  • Sitosterols / analysis
  • Solubility
  • Stigmasterol / analysis

Substances

  • Anthraquinones
  • Fatty Acids
  • Phenols
  • Phytosterols
  • Sitosterols
  • Ethanol
  • Stigmasterol