Abstract:
Too-Chien-Mu-Shi is the root of
Aristolochia debilis Siebet Zuec.It has long been used as insecticide,antibacteria,haemostatic agengent and the treatment of round- worm and of brain hyperemia.Use as expectorant and stomachic had also been mentioned in the literature. 3 compounds (A,B,C) have been isolated by the author from the sample bought from the market of Shanghai."A," "C" were obtained from the upper and middle layers and B from the lower layer after the alcoholic extracts have been concentrated."A," "C" may be separated from each other by shaken with eher,to remove"A" (0.06% content) and then extracted with acetone,concentrated and stocked for a long time,some shining golden-yellowish flat form crystals separated out named "Too-Chien-Mu_Shi-C" (0.12% content) with the emperical formula C
33H
23NO
14,m.p.278-280°(D),
aD=±0. It is neither alkaloid nor glycoside. Under the examination of functional groups,it may exert NO
2,NO,CH
3 CO-C, (CH
3 CH(OH)),CO,C=λ
max 420 mμ,E
1cm.1% 30,000(0.3g/C), Rf 0.79.Both physical and chemical properties of "C" are different to the alka- loids of Aristolochia spp.(Aristolochine,Aristinic acid,aristoliC acid,aristolochic acid,and isoaristolochic acid).While "A"(C
30 H
29 O
11 N,m.p.288-290°(D),
aD=±0),under the examination,is Probably an acidic compound,nitro- pseudo-acid,quinone,nitroso compound,alkyl-nitrate or alkyl nitrite.λ
max 410mμ1%,1cm.= 7.68×10
5 (0.14mg/c.c.),R
f 0.84. The lower layer of concentrated extract,having removed the "A" and "C", was concentrated to syrup and extracted with absolute alcohol.Concentrate the alcoholic extract.The colorless prism crystallic "Too-Chien-Mu-Shi-B" (0.22% content) C
4H
6N
4O
3,m.p.232-235,
aD=±0) is closely like to allantoin,and no depression of their mixed m.p.was observed. According to the chemical cnstitution of "Too-Chien-Mu-Shin",it is very closely related with the Chinese drug "Mufonchine" (
A.Westlanch Hemst.Mu-ton
A.Manchuriensis Komarov).