Caffeoyl, coumaroyl, galloyl, and hexahydroxydiphenoyl glucoses from Balanophora japonica.

Balanophora japonica MAKINO is a parasitic plant growing on the roots of Symplocos plants

on the roots of Symplocos plants (Symplocaceae), and is distributed in the southern part of Japan and China. Its underground parts become adhesive when exposed to the air and have been used as birdlime. The whole plant is medicinally used as an antipyretic, an antidote and a hemostatic agent in China. Previous chemical studies revealed the presence of triterpenes, phenylpropanoids, lignans, met...

Chem. Pharm. Bull. 53(3) 339—341 (2005)

tural elucidation of eighteen new and sixteen known acyl glucoses having caffeoyl, coumaroyl and hexahydroxydiphenoyl groups from Balanophora japonica M. (Balanophoraceae) collected in Nagasaki Perfecture, Japan which was used as an antipyretic, an antitode and a hemostatic medicine in China. In a continuation of our studies on the chemical constituents of medicinal parasitic plants, we further...

Caffeoyl , Coumaroyl , Galloyl , and Hexahydroxydiphenoyl Glucoses fromBalanophora

Galloyl and hexahydroxydiphenoyl esters of phenylpropanoid glucosides, phenylpropanoids and phenylpropanoid glucosides from rhizome of Balanophora fungosa.

Five new galloyl and (S)-hexahydroxydiphenyl (HHDP) esters of phenylpropanoid glucosides; 1-O-(E)-coumaroyl-3-galloyl-4,6-(S)-HHDP-beta-D-glucopyranose (21), 1-O-(E)-coumaroyl-3,4,6-trigalloyl-beta-D-glucopyranose (22), 1-O-(E)-caffeoyl-3,4,6-trigalloyl-beta-D-glucopyranose (23), 1-O-(E)-cinnamoyl-3-galloyl-4,6-(S)-HHDP-beta-D-glucopyranose (24), and 1-O-(E)-cinnamoyl-4-galloyl-beta-D-glucopyra...

The Hypouricemic Effect of Balanophora laxiflora Extracts and Derived Phytochemicals in Hyperuricemic Mice

The objective of this study is to evaluate the lowering of uric acid using Balanophora laxiflora extracts and derived phytochemicals on potassium-oxonate-(PO-) induced hyperuricemia in mice. The results revealed that ethyl acetate (EtOAc) fraction of B. laxiflora extracts exhibited strong xanthine-oxidase-(XOD-) inhibitory activity. In addition, among the 10 subfractions (EA1-10) derived from E...