Studies on the Constituents of the Spirea Plants (I) -Sterols from the Root of Spiraea prunifolia var. simpliciflora-

조팝나무속(屬) 식물(植物)의 성분연구(成分硏究) (I) -조팝나무 뿌리의 Sterol에 대하여-

Spiraea prunifolia Sieb. et. Zucc. var. simpliciflora Nakai (Rosaceae) is distributed in Korea, and used as a folk medicine for antipyretic, antimalarial and emetic. Sterols were obtained from the methanolic extract of the root of above plant. The composition of sterols are campesterol and ${\beta}-sitosterol$ which has been determined by gaschromatographic analysis.