Preliminary pharmaphylogenetic study on Ranunculaceae.
- Author:
Yong PENG
1
;
Si-bao CHEN
;
Shi-lin CHEN
;
Pei-gen XIAO
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Benzylisoquinolines; isolation & purification; Cimicifuga; chemistry; Diterpenes; isolation & purification; Furans; isolation & purification; Helleborus; chemistry; Methylglycosides; isolation & purification; Pharmacognosy; classification; Phylogeny; Plants, Medicinal; chemistry; classification; Ranunculaceae; chemistry; classification; Triterpenes; isolation & purification
- From: China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2006;31(13):1124-1128
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo deal with the correlation between phylogeny, chemical constituents and pharmaceutical aspects of Ranunculaceae, namely a pharmaphylogenic study of this taxon.
METHODBased on chemical, pharmaceutical (both ethnopharmacologic and pharmacological) information, linking with different plant systems of Ranunculaceae.
RESULTChemical constituents of this taxon included several natural groups: benzylisoquinoline alkaloid, ranunculin, triterpenoid glycoside and diterpene alkaloid etc. Ranunculin and magoflorine were found to present simultaneously in some plants of this taxon.
CONCLUSIONCombining with therapeutic information, pharmaphylogenic research were in accordance with the phylogenetic system presented by Tamura that Ranunculaceae was proposed to be divided into six sub-families: Helleboroideae, Ranunculoideae, Cimicfugoideae, Isopyroideae, Thalictroideae and Coptidoideae. Results also supported the establishment of Cimicifugoideae.
