A polysaccharide with an estimated weight-average molar mass of 5.35×10(5) was obtained from an aqueous extract of pseudobulbs of Cyrtopodium andersonii R. Br. It was composed of d-glucose and d-mannose in 1:3 molar ratio. Chemical and spectroscopic analyses revealed a linear structure of the
Extracts of orchids have been traditionally used as human phytotherapeutics. Cyrtopodium flavum, for example, is used to heal skin lesions in the Brazilian folk medicine, and it is focus of research due to the analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties. The pseudobulbs of Cyrtopodium