title: Constituents of Ruscus aculeatus.
abstract: A phytochemical investigation of the acidic fraction from an ethanolic extract of the roots of Ruscus aculeatus L. (Liliaceae) has resulted in the isolation and identification of a sterol mixture, a fatty acid mixture, chrysophanic acid, a new compound named euparone and an incompletely characterized phenolic substance.
mesh_terms: D000880:Anthraquinones / Q000032:analysis; D000431:Ethanol; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D010636:Phenols / Q000032:analysis; D010840:Phytosterols / Q000032:analysis; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000032:analysis*; D012855:Sitosterols / Q000032:analysis; D012995:Solubility; D013265:Stigmasterol / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D000880:Anthraquinones; D005227:Fatty Acids; D010636:Phenols; D010840:Phytosterols; D012855:Sitosterols; D000431:Ethanol; D013265:Stigmasterol