Journal of the Chemical Society (Resumed)

CCLXXXVIII.—The constitution and synthesis of embelic acid (embelin), the active principle of Embelia Ribes

KH Hasan, E Stedman

Index: Hasan; Stedman Journal of the Chemical Society, 1931 , p. 2112,2120

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Abstract

THE berries of Embelia Ribes are used extensively in India on account of their anthelmintic properties. The active principle, embelic acid, to which these properties are due, and also its ammonium salt have been introduced into Europe, but have probably never been utilised to