Analysis of the hydrodistillate from the fruits of Serenoa repens.
The chemical composition of the hydrodistillate won by steam distillation from the fruits of Serenoa repens (W. Bartram), a well known phytomedicine against benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), was analyzed by GC-MS. It resulted in the identification of 144 steam-volatile components including about 100 structures which have not been described as constituents of the fruits from S. repens so far. The main component detected was lauric acid (40.4 %).
Rösler
Thomas W
TW
Matusch
Rudolf
R
Weber
Berthold
B
Schwarze
Bodo
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D005638:Fruit / Q000737:chemistry*; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D007850:Lauric Acids / Q000032:analysis; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000032:analysis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry; D028024:Serenoa / Q000737:chemistry*
D007850:Lauric Acids; D009822:Oils, Volatile; D010936:Plant Extracts; C030358:lauric acid