Sen gai plant (Zanthoxylum alatum Roxb) belongs to Rutaceae family, was used commonly in India, China, Vietnam as restorative, increasing blood flow, sweat, treating rheumatisms and liver diseases. β-sitosterol, stigmasterol, β-sitosterol-3-O-β-glucopyranosid, vitexin and isovitexin were isolated from leaves of Zanthoxylum alatum Roxb in Vietnam by column chromatography. Chemical structures of these compounds were identified by spectroscopic methods (MS, 1H, 13C NMR and DEPT)
Steroids ; Flavonoids ; Zanthoxylum