?A NEW GLYCOSIDE FROM POLIANTHES TUBEROSA LINN.

?Short Communication

Authors

  • Adil Rashid Department of Chemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan.
  • Sadiqa Firdous Department of Chemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan.
  • Viqar Uddin Ahmad International Center for Chemical Sciences, HE] Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan.
  • Khalid M. Khan International Center for Chemical Sciences, HE] Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan.
  • Shahid Bader Usmani International Center for Chemical Sciences, HE] Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan.
  • Mansoor Ahmed International Center for Chemical Sciences, HE] Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan.

Keywords:

Key Words: Steroidal glycoside, Polianthes tuberosa Linn., Liliaceae, Higher Alcohol.

Abstract

Polianthes tube rosa Linn., belongs to the family Liliaceae and
is native of America though cultivated inFar East Indo-China.
The scales of bulbs are reported to be antiposmadic. These
bulbs are also used to treat malaria a decoction of this plant is
a remedy for Gonohorrea and is used as mutarative polutice
(Perry 1980). In view of pharmacological significance of
Polianthes tuberosa, we carried out phytochemical investiga-
tion on butanolic extract of the bulbs of this plant.

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Published

1999-02-22

How to Cite

Rashid, A., Firdous, S., Ahmad, V. U., Khan, K. M., Bader, S., & Ahmed, M. (1999). ?A NEW GLYCOSIDE FROM POLIANTHES TUBEROSA LINN.: ?Short Communication. Biological Sciences - PJSIR, 42(1), 26. Retrieved from http://www.biostaging.pjsir.org/index.php/biological-sciences/article/view/2101

Issue

Vol. 42 No. 1 (1999): Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research

Section

Articles