Chemical investigation of the aerial parts of "paederia foetida linn

Abstract

The. work is divided into three chapters. The first chapter is entirely devoted to general reviews pointing out the use of the indigenous herbal medicinal plants in our life. This part also deals with the description of the plant Paederia foetida Linn and its medicinal uses. The objective of the project is also included in this chapter. The interpretation of the results of the isolated products from P.aederia foetida Linn has been discussed in the second Chapter. The petroleum ether extract was subjected to systematic study and from it the following compounds were isclated and characterized: Epi - friedelanol, a mixture of hydrocarbons, keto-alcohol; embelin, a compound containing carbonyl group and a number of o-butyl group, a keto compound and B -sitosterol. .AII the above compounds were characterized by ir, pmr and mass spectra. The identities of them were confirmed by melting point and by converting them into known derivatives.