FLAVONOIDS OF ARTEMISIA SPICIGERA

Abstract

23 wild Artemisia species grow in Turkey (1,2) and some of them have not yet been investigated chemically. This report is one of the series on the chemical investigations of the Turkish Artemisia species (3-8). Seven flavonoids (hispidulin, apigenin, luteolin, quercetin, apigenin 7- glucoside, patuletin 3-glucoside and mtin) have been isolated from the aerial parts of A.spicigera. Many species of the large genus A/-temisia (Compositae, tribe Anthemideae) have been used for many centuries in folk medicine. The volatile sub-stances of A.spicigera are used like A.austriaca in folk medicine in Eastern part of Turkey as an antiseptic (8), whereas the essential oil of it shows an antimicrobial effect (9). The vapor is prepared by boiling the plant and is used for vaginal purposes by women in Anatolia. 

Keywords

• Artemisia spicigera
• flavonoids
• Turkey

FLAVONOIDS OF ARTEMISIA SPICIGERA

Abstract

Turkiye'de yetigen 23 Artemisia tiiriiniin (1,2) bazllan daha heniiz.kimyasal apdan incelenmemigtir. Bu gahgma, Artemisia tiirlerinin kimyasal yaplsm aragtlran bir seri incelemenin bir boliimiinu olugturmaktadlr (3-8). Yapllan ~al~gmalar sonucunda, A.spicigera turiinun toprakiistu hs~mlmdan hispidulin, apigenin, luteolin, quercetin, apigenin 7-glucoside, patuletin 3-glucoside and rutin hole edilmigtir.

Turkiye'de yetigen 23 Artemisia tiiriiniin (1,2) bazllan daha heniiz.kimyasal apdan incelenmemigtir. Bu gahgma, Artemisia tiirlerinin kimyasal yaplsm aragtlran bir seri incelemenin bir boliimiinu olugturmaktadlr (3-8). Yapllan ~al~gmalar sonucunda, A.spicigera turiinun toprakiistu hs~mlmdan hispidulin, apigenin, luteolin, quercetin, apigenin 7-glucoside, patuletin 3-glucoside and rutin hole edilmigtir

Keywords

• Artemisia
• spicigera
• flavonoids

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