Herbal remedies of the maritime Indians: Sterols and triterpenes of Tanacetum vulgare L. (Tansy)
Abstract Plant sterols and triterpenes exhibit a wide range of pharmacological activities. As part of our ongoing studies of the medicinal aspects of Maritime flora, particularly the herbal remedies of the Micmac and Malecite Indians, we determined the nature of the sterols and triterpenes of Tanace...
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crwiley:10.1007/bf02535183 2024-09-15T18:18:17+00:00 Herbal remedies of the maritime Indians: Sterols and triterpenes of Tanacetum vulgare L. (Tansy) Chandler, R. F. Hooper, S. N. Hooper, D. L. Jamieson, W. D. Lewis, E. 1982 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf02535183 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1007/BF02535183 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Lipids volume 17, issue 2, page 102-106 ISSN 0024-4201 1558-9307 journal-article 1982 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02535183 2024-08-27T04:32:55Z Abstract Plant sterols and triterpenes exhibit a wide range of pharmacological activities. As part of our ongoing studies of the medicinal aspects of Maritime flora, particularly the herbal remedies of the Micmac and Malecite Indians, we determined the nature of the sterols and triterpenes of Tanacetum vulgare L. (Compositae)—a widely used herbal remedy usually referred to as tansy. By using thin layer and gas chromatographics, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and combined gas chromatography‐mass spectrometry, we were able to identify β‐sitosterol as the major sterol and α‐amyrin as the major triterpene of tansy. We also identified the sterols stigmasterol, campesterol and cholesterol, and the triterpenes β‐amyrin and taraxasterol. A fourth triterpene was tentatively identified as pseudo‐taraxasterol. The successful therapeutic application of this herb may be due partly to the presence of one or more of these compounds. The sterols and triterpenes of tansy have not been previously reported; neither, to our knowledge, have the NMR spectra of the amyrins and the NMR and mass spectra of taraxasterol. Article in Journal/Newspaper Malecite Wiley Online Library Lipids 17 2 102 106 |
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Abstract Plant sterols and triterpenes exhibit a wide range of pharmacological activities. As part of our ongoing studies of the medicinal aspects of Maritime flora, particularly the herbal remedies of the Micmac and Malecite Indians, we determined the nature of the sterols and triterpenes of Tanacetum vulgare L. (Compositae)—a widely used herbal remedy usually referred to as tansy. By using thin layer and gas chromatographics, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and combined gas chromatography‐mass spectrometry, we were able to identify β‐sitosterol as the major sterol and α‐amyrin as the major triterpene of tansy. We also identified the sterols stigmasterol, campesterol and cholesterol, and the triterpenes β‐amyrin and taraxasterol. A fourth triterpene was tentatively identified as pseudo‐taraxasterol. The successful therapeutic application of this herb may be due partly to the presence of one or more of these compounds. The sterols and triterpenes of tansy have not been previously reported; neither, to our knowledge, have the NMR spectra of the amyrins and the NMR and mass spectra of taraxasterol. |
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Chandler, R. F. Hooper, S. N. Hooper, D. L. Jamieson, W. D. Lewis, E. Herbal remedies of the maritime Indians: Sterols and triterpenes of Tanacetum vulgare L. (Tansy) |
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Chandler, R. F. Hooper, S. N. Hooper, D. L. Jamieson, W. D. Lewis, E. |
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Herbal remedies of the maritime Indians: Sterols and triterpenes of Tanacetum vulgare L. (Tansy) |
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Herbal remedies of the maritime Indians: Sterols and triterpenes of Tanacetum vulgare L. (Tansy) |
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Herbal remedies of the maritime Indians: Sterols and triterpenes of Tanacetum vulgare L. (Tansy) |
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Herbal remedies of the maritime Indians: Sterols and triterpenes of Tanacetum vulgare L. (Tansy) |
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