Abstract
There are 176 endemic plants spread in southern Colchis, of which 45 can be used for some medical treatments. The bioecology and detailed phytochemical content of some medicinal plant populations have not been studied so far.
 The research objectiveis to study the phytochemical content of endemic species of Helleborus caucasicus, Helleborus abchasicus and Ficaria popovii spread in southern Colchis.
 The research method for the phytochemical content included separation analysis, whichwas performed byusing UPLC-MS (Waters Acquity QDa detector).
 Three Steroidal glycosideswere isolated from the MeOH extract of the plants of Helleborus caucasicus and Helleborus abchasicus: Hellebrigenin-D-glucose, 20 – Hydroxyecdysone and Hydroxyecdysone – 3 glucoside. Two saponins (Hederagenin 3-O -α-L-arabino pyranoside, Hederagenin28-O-[α-L-rhamno-pyranosyl(1→4)-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→6)]β-D-lucopyranoside) and four flavonoids (kaempferol 3-O-β-ᴅ- (6ʺ-α-ʟ-rhamnopyranosyl)-glucopyranoside (nicotiflorin), apigenin 8-C-β-ᴅ-glucopyranoside (vitexin), luteolin 8-C-β-ᴅ-glucopyranoside (orientin), quercetin 3-O-rutinoside) were isolated from the tubers and flowers of Ficaria Popovii.
 Three Steroidal glycosides and Hydroxyecdysone -3 glucoside were isolated from the MeOH extract of Helleborus caucasicus.In addition, two saponins and four flavonoids were isolated from the tubers and leaves of FicariaPopovii.
Highlights
The floristic region of South Kolkheti (Adjara) isthe part of the Caucasus Ecoregion, which is includedamong the 200 world-renowned ecoregions by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
Ficaria popovii (Ranunculaceae) is endemic of the narrow-local ephemeroid nature of Adjara.Its vegetation begins in November, blooms in January-February, fruiting is in progress in March-April, and dries in early May.Among these species, Helleborus caucasicus and Helleborus Abchasicus are widely distributed
Vegetation of Helleborus caucasicus and Helleborus abchasicus begins at the end of November, blooming starts In December, and fruiting is in progress in March-April
Summary
The floristic region of South Kolkheti (Adjara) isthe part of the Caucasus Ecoregion, which is includedamong the 200 world-renowned ecoregions by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) These ecoregions are characterized by plant diversity, high levels of endemism, taxonomic uniqueness and rarity of biomes globally Helleborus caucasicusandHelleborus abchasicus(Ranunculaceae) are evergreen, blooming in autumnwinter-spring seasons, rooted, herbaceous plants, growing on cliffs. Their vegetation begins at the end of November, blooming starts in December, and fruiting is in progress in March-April. Ficaria popovii (Ranunculaceae) is endemic of the narrow-local ephemeroid nature of Adjara.Its vegetation begins in November, blooms in January-February, fruiting is in progress in March-April, and dries in early May.Among these species, Helleborus caucasicus and Helleborus Abchasicus are widely distributed. Ficaria popovii tubers and leaf extracts are used as a diuretic, blood purifier and wound healer, as well as in salads made from leaves that cleanse the blood of pathogenic microbes (Jakeli et al 2018)
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