Bioactive phenolic compounds in traditional medicines

Abstract

Bioactive phenolic compounds in traditional medicines were investigated. Arctigenin, matairesinol, trachelogenin and nortrachelogenin from Caulis Trachelospermi, mauritianin from Herba Catharanthi, plantamajoside, acteoside and plantaginin from Plantago Herb, suspensaside, forsythiaside and (+)-pinoresinol O-β-D-glucoside from Forsythia Fruit, and (+)-syringaresinol di-O-β-D-glucoside from Eleutherococcus, were respectively isolated and subjected to assays for their biological activities. © 1994 IUPAC