Flavonoids from Morus nigra leaves / 中成药

AIM To study the flavonoids from Morus nigra L.leaves.METHODS The n-butanol fraction of 80％ ethanol extract from M.nigra leaves was isolated and purified by macroporous adsorption resin and preparative HPLC column,then the structures of obtained compounds were identified by spectral data.RESULTS Eleven compounds were isolated and identified as quercetin (1),icariside Ⅱ (2),rhodionin (3),rhodiosin (4),quercetin-3-O-β-(2-O-acetyl) galactopyranoside-7-O-α-arabia pyran glucosides (5),salidroside (6),kaempferol-3-O-β-(2-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl)-glucuronide (7),quercetin-3-O-α-rhamnopyranosyl-(1 →2)-β-glucopyranosiduronide (8),rhamnetin-3-O-galactoside (9),quercetin-3'-O-β-glucoside (10),quercetin-3-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (11).CONCLUSION Compounds 1-10 are isolated from this plant for the first time.

Avaliação toxicológica pré-clínica do chá das folhas de Morus nigra L. (Moraceae) / Pre-clinical toxicological evaluation of tea from the leaves of Morus nigra L. (Moraceae)

O objetivo desse estudo foi realizar um ensaio toxicológico pré-clínico para analisar a toxicidade do chá das folhas de Morus nigra L. (Moraceae). A toxicidade subcrônica do chá (CF-Mn) foi avaliada durante 30 dias por via oral em ratos. Ao grupo controle foi administrado água, para comparação. Durante o período experimental foi avaliada a presença de sinais de toxicidade, variação do peso corporal, e o consumo de líquido e alimento. Ao final do experimento o sangue dos animais foi retirado para análise de parâmetros hematológicos e bioquímicos. Não foram observados mortalidade e sinais de toxicidade indicando baixa toxicidade da planta. Não houve alterações nos parâmetros hematológicos e bioquímicos. Nas condições do estudo, o CF-Mn pode ser considerado de baixa toxicidade, pois não produziu efeitos tóxicos nos animais tratados.

The aim of this study was to carry out a pre-clinical toxicological assay to analyze the toxicity of tea from the leaves of Morus nigra L. (Moraceae). The subchronic toxicity of this tea (CF-Mn) was orally evaluated during 30 days in rats. The control group was given water for comparison. During the experimental period, signs of toxicity, body weight variation, and water and food consumption were assessed. At the end of the experiment, the blood of animals was removed for analysis of hematological and biochemical parameters. No mortality and no toxicity signs were observed, indicating low toxicity of the plant. There was no alteration in the hematological and biochemical parameters. Under the study conditions, CF-Mn can be considered of low toxicity since it did not produce toxic effects in treated animals.

Phytochemical Analysis and Cardiac Depressant Activity of Aqueous Methanolic Extract of Morus nigra L. Fruit.

The present study was conducted to investigate the effects of aqueous methanolic extract of Morus nigra L. fruiton frog’s heart.Force of contraction and heart rate were measured by force displacement transducer attached to Power Lab data acquisition system. Lab chart Pro 5 software was used for the acquisition and analysis of data. The extract was also screened for various phytochemical constituents using standard methods. The results indicated that the extract produced a significant dose dependent decrease in heart rate without affecting the contractility of the heart. Phytochemical analysis also revealed that the extract contained flavonoids, cardiac glycosides,alkaloids, saponins and phenolic compounds.It is conceivable therefore; that the negative chronotropic effectsof aqueous methanolic extract of Morus nigra L. fruit may be attributed to the presence of certain pharmacologically active compounds.