Planta Med 2016; 82 - PC8
DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1578710

Chemical Constituents Of Elephantorrhiza Elephantina

F Long 1, 2, K Zhang 1, 2, Y Peng 1, 2, W Wang 1, A Viljoen 4, Z Ali 2, IA Khan 2, 3
  • 1School of Pharmacy, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha 410208, P. R. China
  • 2National Center for Natural Products Research
  • 3Pharmacognosy Division, School of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677, USA
  • 4Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa

Elephantorrhiza elephantina (Fabaceae or Leguminosae) is a succulent plant native to South Africa where it is locally known as baswortel, elandsboontjie, leerbossie, looiersboontjie, and olifantswortel [1]. The genus Elephantorrihza has been used for dysentery and diarrhea, stop bleeding, treating intestinal disorders, hemorrhoids, heart ailments, and syphilis. Chemical investigation of this plant afforded 16 secondary metabolites, including derivatives of chalcone, flavonol, phenylethanoid, sterol, triterpenoid, and monoterpenoid. The structures were elucidated on the basis of extensive analyses of spectroscopic data including 1D and 2D NMR and HRESIMS.

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Acknowledgements: This research is supported by grant “Science Based Authentication of Dietary Supplements” funded by the Food and Drug Administration grant number 1U01FD004246 – 05.

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