Studies on chemical constituents in the root of Hedysarum polybotrys / 中国中药杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the chemical constituents in the root of Hedysarum polybotrys Hand.-Mazz..</p><p><b>METHOD</b>The constituents were isolated by Sephadex LH-20 and silica gel column chromatography, and their structures were identified on the basis of spectral analysis.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>Five compounds, medicarpin (I), 3-hydroxy-9-methoxycoumestan (II), 3, 9-dihydroxycoumestan (III), beta-sitosterol (IV), beta-sitosterol-3-O-beta-D-glucoside (V) were obtained.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Compounds II, III, V were obtained from the plant for the first time.</p>