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J Nat Prod
; 59(5): 490-2, 1996 May.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8778238
ABSTRACT
Several extracts from Epilobium parviflorum, a plant used in Central Europe for the treatment of prostate disorders, were evaluated in a biochemical assay with 5-alpha-reductase. The aqueous extract displaying inhibition of the enzyme was analyzed, the fraction responsible for this activity was purified, and the active compound identified as a macrocyclic tannin, oenothein B (1).