Studies of Tibetan Medicinal Plants II. Antitumour Activity of Saussurea Eopygmaea

Autor:	Yeping Chang, Yi Wang, Chun-tao Che, Yu-Ying Zong, Licheng Huang, Man-Tang Yu
Rok vydání:	1994
Předmět:	Pharmacology Traditional medicine business.industry Pharmacognosy Sesquiterpene Coumarin Cynaropicrin Ehrlich ascites carcinoma law.invention Scoparone chemistry.chemical_compound chemistry law Molecular Medicine Medicine Medicinal plants business Phytotherapy
Zdroj:	International Journal of Pharmacognosy. 32:284-293
ISSN:	0925-1618
Popis:	Saussurea Eopygmaea (Compositae) Is Used In Tibetan Medicine To Treat Diseases Such As Jaundice, Diarrhea, and Fever. An 95% Etoh Extract Of The Plant Was Cytotoxic To S-180 Sarcoma and Ehrlich Ascites Carcinoma Cells. The Chcl3-Soluble Fraction Was Further Shown To Have In Vivo Activity Against Both Solid and Ascites Tumours (S-180 Sarcoma and Ehrlich Carcinoma). From The Active Fraction, Two Cytotoxic Sesquiterpene Lactones Were Isolated and Identified To Be Cynaropicrin and Desacylcynaropricrin. Also Obtained Was An Inactive Coumarin, Scoparone.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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