Anti-inflammatory constituents of topically applied crude drugs. III. Constituents and anti-inflammatory effect of paraguayan crude drug" tamanda cuna"(Catasetum …

…, E FERRO, I BASUALDO, LH BERGANZA

Index: Shimizu; Shogawa; Hayashi; Arisawa; Suzuki; Yoshizaki; Morita; Ferro; Basualdo; Berganza Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 1988 , vol. 36, # 11 p. 4447 - 4452

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Abstract

The 70% EtOH extract of the aerial parts of Catasetum barbatum LINDLE showed inhibitory effects on carrageenin-induced paw edema when topically applied to rats and on histamine- induced contraction in guinea pig ileum. Four compounds including a new phenanthrene, 2, 7-dihydroxy-3, 4, 8-trimethoxyphenanthrene (2), were isolated from the active fraction. 2, 7- Dihydroxy-3, 4-dimethoxyphenanthrene (1) showed inhibitory effects in both biological ...