[Studies on chemical constituents of sini tang].
OBJECTIVE
To study the chemical constituents of sini tang.


METHODS
The constituents were separated by means of column chromatography and their structures were identified by spectral data and compared with literature data.


RESULTS
Six compounds were isolated and identified as vanillic acid, formononetin, isoliquiritigenin, liquiritigenin, kumatakenin B and uracil.


CONCLUSIONS
All of the compounds were isolated from sini tang for the first time and the study on their activities in Chinese prescription is being carried out.
Liu
Hong-xia
HX
Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Perking Union Medical College, Beijing 100094, China.
Lin
Wen-han
WH
Yang
Jun-shan
JS
D031841:Aconitum / Q000737:chemistry; D004338:Drug Combinations; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000737:chemistry*; D020939:Zingiber officinale / Q000737:chemistry; D029882:Glycyrrhiza uralensis / Q000737:chemistry; D007529:Isoflavones / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*; D014498:Uracil / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014641:Vanillic Acid / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D004338:Drug Combinations; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D007529:Isoflavones; C478756:sini tang; C007768:formononetin; D014498:Uracil; D014641:Vanillic Acid