Open AccessCycloolivil, a lignan from the roots of Stereospermum suaveolens
Author(s) -
B Abdul Wahab Sab,
Janani Jacob,
Gururaja Giligar Manjunath,
Vineet Singh,
Deepak Mundkinajeedu,
Shashidhara Shankarappa
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
pharmacognosy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-4836
pISSN - 0974-8490
DOI - 10.4103/0974-8490.147198
Subject(s) - phytochemical , traditional medicine , phytochemistry , bignoniaceae , ethyl acetate , column chromatography , chemistry , botany , biology , medicine , chromatography
Stereospermum suaveolens DC. (Syn. S. chelonoides) belonging to family Bignoniaceae is an important medicinal plant in India. Traditionally, it is mainly used as analgesic, liver stimulant, astringent, wound healing and antidyspeptic. Roots of this plant are one of the ingredients of Dashamularishta. The plant has been studied for many pharmacological actions, only few were concerned with isolation of active compounds.