Isolation and identification of emodin from roots of Nho dong (Morinda longissima Y.Z.Ruan, Rubiaceae)
- Author:
Nguyen Duy Thuan
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Nho dong, Morinda longissima Y.Z.Ruan, Rubiaceae
- MeSH:
Medicine, Traditional;
Emodin;
Plant Roots
- From:Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Information
2004;0(7):27-29
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
The authors studied total dry extract of roots of Nho dong – a valuable herb that Thai ethnic used to treat liver diseases, colitis and oedema. Roots collected at Chieng An commune, Son La town, Son La province. Isolating chemical components by column chromatography and thin layer chromatography, authors collected a substance called CP3. Results of spectral analyses by UV, IR, MS, and NMR techniques showed that CP3 was emodin
