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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1977-1-29
pubmed:abstractText
A search in ancient Chinese medicinal literature and modern phytochemical references indicates that the therapeutic value of Leonurus artemisia (I-mu ts'ao, the Chinese motherwort) might reside in a uterotonic principle present in leaves. Leonurine (4-guanidino-n-butyl syringate) was isolated from fresh and dry leaves of Leonurus artemisia. The uterotonic effect of leonurine was demonstrated in rat uterus in vitro. Results from this study suggest that functional phytochemistry based on ethnobotanical experience could lead to development of new and effective drugs from Chinese medicine.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0090-2942
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
4
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
373-82
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Isolation of the uterotonic principle from Leonurus artemisia, the Chinese motherwort.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, In Vitro