Distinctive compound in Rhizome of Pinellia ternata / 中国中药杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To look for and determine the distinctive compound in Pinellia ternata.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>With TLC, HPLC, the distinctive compound was found and obtained by using the method of HPLC preparation. Its structure was elucidated by spectral analysis and physico-chemical properties.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>The compound was identified as inosine.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Inosine is the distinctive compound in Rhizome of P. ternata, and it was isolated from Banxia for the first time.</p>