ISOLATION OF FOUR NEW COMPOUNDS FROM THE TUBERS OF GASTRODIA ELATA BLUME

  • Park, Hye-Sook-Yun- (Natural Products Research Institute, Seoul National University) ;
  • Pyo, Mi-Kyung (Natural Products Research Institute, Seoul National University) ;
  • Park, Kyung-Mi (Natural Products Research Institute, Seoul National University)
  • Published : 1998.11.01

Abstract

Gastrodia elata Blume (Orchidaceae) is a saprophyte growing in the woods of Korea, China and Japan. The tubers of this plant have been considered as one of the very important herbal medicines in oriental countries and were used for the treatment of headaches, migraine, dizzines, childhood convulsion, epilepsy, rheumatism, neuralgia and other neuralgic and nervous affections. In the course of our search for plants with anti-platelet and/or

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