Authors: Yuxue Zhang Huizi Jin Jiangjiang Qin Jianjun Fu Xiangrong Cheng Weidong Zhang
Publish Date: 2011/06/04
Volume: 47, Issue: 2, Pages: 319-320
Abstract
Verbena officinalis L is a member of the Verbenaceae family which is widely distributed in all temperate regions of the world This plant has been used in folk medicine extensively in China for its diuretic expectorant and antirheumatic activities 1 Previous phytochemical studies on this plant revealed the presence of triterpenes 2 3 4 flavonoids 5 iridoids 67 and phenylpropanoids 8 During the course of our continuing search for biologically active compounds fromThe stems and barks of V officinalis were collected in Huaxi Gaopoxiang Guizhou Province in China in July 2007 The plant material was identified by Prof Huang Baokang and Zheng Hanchen Department of Phytochemistry Second Military Medical University The voucher specimen is deposited at the School of Pharmacy Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai ChinaThis work was supported by program of the NCET Foundation NSFC 30725045 the Special Program for New Drug Innovation of the Ministry of Science and Technology China 2009ZX09311001 2008ZX09101Z029 2009ZX09103375 Shanghai Leading Academic Discipline Project B906 and in part by the Scientific Foundation of Shanghai China 07DZ19728 09DZ1975700 09DZ1971500 09DZ1972200 08DZ1971302
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