Study of the chemical constituents of Pruni Cortex and its related parts

  • J Nat Med. 2011 Jan;65(1):166-71. doi: 10.1007/s11418-010-0440-7.
Nanae Matsuoka  1 ,  Tsuyoshi Ikeda ,  Mona El-Aasr ,  Hideyuki Manabe ,  Yoshihiro Murakami ,  Hiroya Deguchi ,  Toshihiro Nohara
Affiliations
  • 1. Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, 5-1 Oe-honmachi, Kumamoto 862-0973, Japan.
PMID: 20577825 DOI: 10.1007/s11418-010-0440-7
Abstract

The water extract of Pruni Cortex, which is obtained from the bark of Prunus jamasakura, is a major component in Brocin. We investigated the constituents of the water and methanolic extracts of Pruni Cortex. From the water extractive, two Flavonoids (sakuranin and neosakuranin; major constituents of this extractive), four known Lignans, and six aromatic compounds including one new compound were obtained. In addition, we also investigated the constituents of the flowers and the leaves of Prunus yedoensis.

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