Journal of China Pharmaceutical University 2001;(3):197-199

Studies on the Constituents of Belamcanda chinensis(Ⅰ)

Wenliang JI ; Minjian QIN ; Zhengtao WANG

Country

China

Language

Chinese

Abstract

AIM The aim is to investigate the chemical constituents of Belamcanda chinensis. METHODS The chemical constituents were isolated and purified by solvent extraction together with various chromatographic techniques. The stuctures was elucidated on the basis of chemical evidence and spectral data. RESULTS Eight compounds were isolated from the ethanol extract of the rhizome of Belamcanda chinensis (L.)DC..Among them,six isoflavones were elucidated as irilone(Ⅰ)、genistein(Ⅱ)、tectorigenin(Ⅲ)、 irigenin(Ⅳ)、dimethyltectorigenin(Ⅴ)、irisflorentin(Ⅵ). CONCULSION  ⅠandⅡ were isolated from this medicinal plant for the first time.