Studies on the Pharmaco-Constituents of Hydrocotyle japonica (I)

Hydrocotyle japonica의 약효성분에 관한 연구(I)

For the investigation of medicinal resources in Hydrocotyle species, the studies were conducted to evaluate the pharmaco-constituents in Hydrocotyle japonica MAKINO (Umbelliferae), which is used as folk medicine in Korea. From the methyl alcohol extract of the whole plant, $isorhamnetin-3-O-{\beta}-D-galactoside$ ($C_{22}H_{22}O_{12}{\cdot}1/3H_2O$, bright yellow needle crystal, mp $247{\sim}248^{\circ}C$, $[{\alpha}]_D^{28}^{\circ}=-52.27^{\circ}$ in pyridine), one of three flavonol substances in extrat, was isolated and identified by physicochemical properties and spectroscopic evidences (UV, IR, NMR and MS etc.,) in comparison with authentic sample. This flavonoid was appeared from Hydrocotyle japonica MAKINO through phytochemical approaches at the outset.