[Chemical constituents of rhizomes of Smilax ferox].
OBJECTIVE
To study the chemical constituents of the rhizomes of Smilax ferox which was widely used in the folk.


METHODS
The constituents of the rhizomes of S. ferox were isolated and purified by repeated silica gel column, MCI column, Sephadex LH-20 column and RP C18 column chromatography, and their structures were elueidated on the basis of spectral analysis.


RESULTS
Six compounds were identified as dihydrokaempferol (1), kaempferol (2), astilbin (3), engeletin (4), resveratrol (5), beta-sitosterol (6), respectively.


CONCLUSIONS
All compounds were obtained from this plant for the first time.
Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang 33006, China. yanganjin16@163.com
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D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000032:analysis* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D027343:Rhizome / Q000737:chemistry; D032281:Smilax / Q000737:chemistry*
D010936:Plant Extracts