Engl. plant is traditionally used in Ethiopia to treat various diseases. However, the biological and phytochemical properties of the leaves are not well documented.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFis one of the traditional medicinal plants used in Ethiopia to treat different ailments, such as cancer and diseases related to the respiratory system. This study aimed to isolate the phytochemical components of the root of and evaluate their and biological activities. Oleic acid (1), palmitic acid (2), sterols (3 and 4), boehmenan (5), and carolignans E (6 and 7) were isolated by silica gel column chromatography and preparative thin layer chromatography and characterized by NMR spectroscopy.
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