The rhizome of Smilax glabra has been used for a long time as both food and folk medicine in many countries. The present study focused on the active constituents from the rhizome of S. glabra, which possess potential anti-inflammatory activities. As a result, nine known compounds were isolated from
Rosmarinic acid,a hydrosoluble polyphenolic hydroxyl compound,is the active ingredient in such traditional Chinese medicines as Menthae Haplocalycis Herba,Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix et Rhizoma,Rosemary,Perillae Folium. Because of its good anti-inflammatory,anti-oxidant and anti-tumor effects,it is
Extracts of the aerial parts of Scorzonera divaricata afforded sulfoscorzonin D (1) and sulfoscorzonin E (2), two novel pyrrolidine inner salt alkaloids with a sulfated guaiane sesquiterpene lactone nucleus, along with 22 known compounds. Especially, sulfoscorzonin D containing a unusual monoterpene
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