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isorhamnetin 3-O-β-glucoside
isorhamnetin 3-O-β-rutinoside
RUMEX GMELINI
TURTCZ
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Polygenaceae
Common name: Dock, sorrel
Distribution: Britain
Habitat: Stream banks, wet habitats, moist valleys
Description: This perennial herbal species grows to a maximum height of 1 m,
and its lowers are hermaphroditic.
Compounds and activities: Two new anthroquinones have been isolated from
this species (Kang et al., 1996). The root and rhizome extracts of this species
contain bioactive compounds, viz., 1-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl chrysophanol,
1-O-s-chrysophanol, neopodin, emodin, 6-methoxyl-10-hydroxyaolins A
and B, and resveratrol, which possess antioxidant, antifungal, antitumor,
antitussive, antiasthma, and antiviral activities (Cui et al.,
2005).
