Abstract
Twelve compounds, including three flavonoids, 5-hydroxy-4¢,7- dimethoxyflavone (1) [22], luteolin-7,3¢,4¢-trimethyl ether (2) and 5,3¢- dihydroxy-7,4¢-dimethoxyflavone (3), five benzenoids, methylparaben (4), vanillic acid (5), p-hydroxybenzoic acid (6), syringic acid (7), and isovanillic acid (8) and four steroids, b-sitosterol (9), stigmasterol (10), b-sitostenone (11) and stigmasta-4,22-dien-3- one (12) were isolated from the leaves of Aquilaria agallocha (Thymelaeaceae). All of these compounds (1-12) were obtained for the first time from the leaves of this plant.
Highlights
Lignum Aquilariae Resinatum has been widely used in the treatment of various kinds of pain, cough and anaphylaxis for hundreds of years in Asia, especially in China, Vietnam, and Indonesia
Aquilaria sinensis (Lour.) Gilg. is of particular interest economically because it is the principal source of agarwood, one of the most highly valuable forest products currently traded internationally
The leaves of A. sinensis (Lour.) Gilg., which widely cultivated in Guangdong, Hainan and Taiwan provinces in China are orally reported to be used locally in trauma-related diseases such as fracture, bruise, etc [1]
Summary
Lignum Aquilariae Resinatum has been widely used in the treatment of various kinds of pain, cough and anaphylaxis for hundreds of years in Asia, especially in China, Vietnam, and Indonesia.
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