The active constituents from Gualou-xiebai-baijiu-tang part I: active saponins

J Asian Nat Prod Res. 2002 Sep;4(3):189-96. doi: 10.1080/10286020290011404.

Abstract

Two new steroidal saponins and a new triterpenoidal saponin, together with nine known steroidal saponins, were isolated from "Gualou-xiebai-baijiu-tang" consisting of Fructus trichosanthis and Bulbus allii macrostemi. The structures of the three new compounds were determined as 3-O-beta-D-galactopyranosyl-hederagenin 28-O-beta-D-xylopyranosyl (1-->6)-beta-D-galactopyranosyl ester (1), spirost 25(27)-ene-2beta,3beta-diol-3-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl (1-->2)-beta-D-galactopyranoside (2) and 26-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-22alpha-hydroxy-5beta-furost-25(27)-ene-1beta,3beta,6beta,26-tetraol-3-O-beta-D-galactopyranoside (3), respectively, by means of chemical evidences and spectral analysis.

MeSH terms

  • Allium*
  • Humans
  • Phytotherapy*
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry*
  • Plant Extracts / isolation & purification
  • Saponins / chemistry*
  • Saponins / isolation & purification
  • Trichosanthes*
  • Triterpenes / chemistry*
  • Triterpenes / isolation & purification

Substances

  • Plant Extracts
  • Saponins
  • Triterpenes