Chemical constituents from herb of Epimedium brevicornum / 中国中药杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the chemical constituents of Epimedium brevicornum.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>The chemical constituents were isolated by using silica gel column chromatography and preparative TLC. The structures were identified on the basis of physical-chemical constants and spectral data.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>Five compounds were isolated and identified as hyperoside, icariin, epimedin B, epimedin C, inositol.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Compound I and III - V were isolated from the plant for the first time.</p>