title: Determination of the aryltetralin lignan content of podophyllum resins and roots/rhizomes.
abstract: A simple, quantitatively reproducible method for determining the aryltetralin lignan content of the resins and roots/rhizomes of Podophyllum hexandrum and P. peltatum is described. The method confirms that P. hexandrum resins and roots/rhizomes contain approximately four times the quantity of lignans as do those of P. peltatum and also that there is a significant variation in the lignan content of P. hexandrum resins.
mesh_terms: D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000032:analysis*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D010947:Plants, Toxic / Q000032:analysis*; D011035:Podophyllum / Q000032:analysis*; D012116:Resins, Plant / Q000032:analysis*; D013764:Tetrahydronaphthalenes / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D009281:Naphthalenes; D012116:Resins, Plant; D013764:Tetrahydronaphthalenes