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The Alkaloid Content of the Chinese Drug “Moh‐ts'ao”, Desmodium Caudatum
Author(s) -
Yeh PingYuan,
Lin LungChing,
Yang ShuShu
Publication year - 1965
Publication title -
journal of the chinese chemical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.329
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 2192-6549
pISSN - 0009-4536
DOI - 10.1002/jccs.196500006
Subject(s) - chemistry , alkaloid , picrate , desmodium , sanguinarine , oxalate , hydrochloride , chromatography , botany , organic chemistry , ion , biology
The alkaloid content of the roots, the stems, and leaves of “Moh‐ts'ao”, Desmodium caudatum , was investigated. The crude alkaloid was isolated from the roots in a 0.12% yield and consisted of at least two kinds of alkaloids. The oxalate, the reineckate, and two Kinds of picrate crystals were prepared from the crude alkaloid. The hydrochloride and the perchlorate could not be isolated in crystalline form. The decomposition of the oxalate gave one of the alkaloids in a pure state, as shown by paper chromatography.