Phthalides in Roots of Opopanax chironium1

Authors:
  • RBR. Bos
    R. Bos
  • JSJ. Scheffer
    J. Scheffer
  • ASA. Svendsen
    A. Svendsen
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Abstract
In petroleum ether and diethyl ether extracts from roots of [the folk medicinal plant] O. chironium (L.) Koch 5 phthalides were identified: Z-butylidenephthalide, butylphthalide, cnidilide, Z-ligustilide and senkyunolide. The compounds were analyzed by TLC, GLC and GC-MS [gas chromatography-mass spectrometry].