STUDY OF THE LIPID AND FLAVONOID CONTENTS OF ASTRAGALUS CREMOPHILOS BOISS. GROWING IN EGYPT

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

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

Abstract

From pet. ether extract of Astragalus cremophilos Boiss. B-sitosterot and ceryl alcohol were isolated from the unsaponifiable fraction as well as fatty acids were studied by GLC. In addition, seven flavonoidal compounds were isolated: Kaempferol, quercetin, Luteolin, Luteolin-7-O-glucoside, kaempferol-3-O-glucoside (astragalin), apigenin-7-O-glucoside, quercetin-3-O-rhamnoside, (quercetrin) and rutin from the methanolic extract of the plant.