PHARMACOGNOSTICAL STUDY OF AVICENNIA OFFICINALIS L. GROWING IN EGYPT PART III: TERPENOIDS, FLAVONOIDS AND IRIDOIDS

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt

Abstract

From hexane extract of Avicennia officinalis L. Lupeol, betulinic acid, ursolic acid and betulin were isolated. In addition, 4',5-dihydroxy, 3',7- dimethoxy flavone, and 8-0-acetyl harpagid iridoid were isolated from ethyl acetate extract of the plant. The identification of these compounds, was based on, physical, chemical and spectral studies including UV, IR, 1H-NMR and mass analysis.