pharmacognostical study of the Rhizomes and roots of Iris florentina L. cultivated in Egypt [part I]

ABSTRACT

Four isoflavonoids were isolated from the rhizomes and roots of Iris florentina L. and identified as irisflorentin [1], irisolone [2], irigenin [3], which were previously isolated from the plant [1] and 5-hydroxy, 8,4'-dimethoxy 7-0-isoflavone glucoside [4] isolated for the first time from I. florentina. Macro- and micromorphological characters of the rhizomes and roots were also studied in order to establish its diagnostic features in both entire and powdered forms