[Distinctive compound in Rhizome of Pinellia ternata].

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To look for and determine the distinctive compound in Pinellia ternata. METHOD: With TLC, HPLC, the distinctive compound was found and obtained by using the method of HPLC preparation. Its structure was elucidated by spectral analysis and physico-chemical properties. RESULT: The compound was identified as inosine. CONCLUSION: Inosine is the distinctive compound in Rhizome of P. ternata, and it was isolated from Banxia for the first time.