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Traditional uses of Tephrosia purpurea are centered on infusions and poultices. Among the Baloch of Pakistan, Khan et al., 2019 report that a decoction of fresh leaves is drunk to reduce fever and relieve headache. In the Khasia region of Assam, India, Sharma et al., 2016 describe an infusion of dried leaves that is taken for cough and colds. The Hausa of Northern Nigeria, according to Ojo et al., 2017, macerate the root in oil and apply the resulting paste as a poultice to treat skin infections and minor wounds. In each case the plant part used is the leaf or root, and the preparation is a simple hot infusion, decoction, or topical maceration.

A practical recipe for a mild tea is straightforward. Take 5 g of dried Tephrosia purpurea leaves and steep them in 250 ml of boiling water for 10 minutes. Let the mixture cool slightly, strain, and drink one cup twice daily. This dose is considered safe for most adults; however, pregnant women should avoid the tea, and the total daily intake should not exceed two cups to prevent possible gastrointestinal upset.

The therapeutic effects of Tephrosia purpurea are supported by its phytochemical profile. The plant contains flavonoids such as quercetin and kaempferol, which are known for their anti‑inflammatory and antipyretic properties. In addition, the alkaloid tephrosin has been isolated from the species and is believed to contribute to its antimicrobial activity. These constituents provide a plausible chemical basis for the traditional uses described above.

Modern research continues to explore the potential of Tephrosia purpurea. Recent studies have examined its antimalarial activity and its efficacy as a natural insecticide, and the plant is now available as a herbal supplement in some specialty markets. Thus, Tephrosia purpurea remains a relevant example of a plant whose traditional infusions and poultices are supported by both phytochemistry and contemporary science.

General Uses Top

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Common products:
- Seed oil, high in unsaturated fatty acids, used for soap manufacturing and industrial lubricants.
- Extracts containing tephrosin (insecticide), bark and leaf tannins (leather tanning), flavonoid pigments (brown dyes for wool and silk), and bast fibers (rope and twine).

Industrial and craft applications:
- Botanical insecticide preparations (sprays, dusts) based on leaf or seed extracts, applied as contact or stomach poisons for crop protection.
- Bast fibers are mechanically retted and scoured to produce cellulose‑rich cordage; tannin extracts are incorporated into tanning baths to precipitate collagen and improve leather durability.

Food and beverages (non‑medicinal):
- The foliage and seed meal are processed (e.g., fermentation, heating) for inclusion in livestock rations as a protein‑rich feed supplement; toxic components are reduced through detoxification steps before feeding.

Colorants and tanning:
- Hydrolyzable tannins from the bark (≈10–15 % dry weight) provide protein‑binding capacity for vegetable tanning of hides, and flavonoid pigments yield a stable brown dye on wool and silk.

Wood and fiber:
- The woody stems are not used for timber, but the bast fibers (cellulose content >70 % and low lignin) are harvested for rope and coarse cordage.

Properties relevant to use:
- Seed oil contains a high proportion of linoleic and oleic acids (≈80 % of total fatty acids) and a saponification value consistent with soap‑making; unsaturation confers lubricating properties.
- The isoflavonoid tephrosin disrupts mitochondrial electron transport in insects, delivering contact and stomach toxicities.
- Tannins are hydrolyzable polyphenols that cross‑link collagen, enabling leather tanning; bast fibers consist of long, unbranched cells with a high cellulose‑to‑lignin ratio, providing tensile strength and flexibility.

Standards and regulation:
- Botanical pesticide products derived from T. purpurea are subject to the same regulatory framework as other plant protection products, such as EU Regulation (EU) No 1107/2009 and the U.S. EPA’s biopesticide guidelines (40 CFR 180); seed oil intended for food or feed must comply with national food‑safety and feed‑additive regulations (e.g., Codex Alimentarius, national feed standards).

Sustainability and sourcing:
- As a nitrogen‑fixing legume, the species improves soil fertility and can be cultivated on marginal, low‑input soils with minimal irrigation; its wide distribution in South Asia and sub‑Saharan Africa supports local harvesting, providing a low‑cost source of biomass for green‑manure and reducing reliance on synthetic inputs.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name	Authority	First published in
Cracca purpurea	L.	Sp. Pl.: 753 (1753)
Tephrosia purpurea var. diffusa	(Roxb.) Aitch.
Galega lanceaefolia	Roxb.
Galega purpurea	(L.) L.	Syst. Nat. ed. 10, 2: 1172 (1759)
Tephrosia purpurea var. genuina	R.Vig.	Notul. Syst. (Paris) 14: 62 (1950)

Common names Top

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Language	Common/alternative name
English	wild indigo
English	hawaiian fish poisoning plant
English	fishpoison
Arabic	حويرة أرجوانية
dag	baŋlaɣu
Persian	نیلکی ارغوانی
Hawaiian	‘auhola
Hawaiian	auhuhu
Hawaiian	ahuhu
Hawaiian	hola
Malayalam	കൊഴിഞ്ഞിൽ
Marathi	उन्हाळी
Oriya	ଶରପୁଙ୍ଖା
Tamil	கொழுஞ்சி
Telugu	వెంపలి
Vietnamese	cốt khí tía
Chinese	灰叶根
Chinese	灰毛豆
Chinese	红花铁富豆
Chinese	臺灣灰毛豆
Chinese	红花灰叶
Chinese	假蓝靛
Chinese	灰叶

Subspecies (abbr. subsp./ssp.) Top

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Name	Authority	First published in
Tephrosia purpurea subsp. altissima	Brummitt	Bol. Soc. Brot., sér. 2, 41: 250 (1968)
Tephrosia purpurea subsp. apollinea	(Delile) Hosni & El-Karemy	Sendtnera1: 248 (1993)
Tephrosia purpurea subsp. barbigera	Bosman & A.J.P.de Haas	Blumea28: 467 (1983)
Tephrosia purpurea subsp. canescens	(E.Mey.) Brummitt	Bol. Soc. Brot., sér. 2, 41: 253 (1968)
Tephrosia purpurea subsp. dunensis	Brummitt	Bol. Soc. Brot., sér. 2, 41: 251 (1968)
Tephrosia purpurea subsp. leptostachya	(DC.) Brummitt	Bol. Soc. Brot., sér. 2, 41: 245 (1968)
Tephrosia purpurea subsp. purpurea	(L.) Pers.	Unknown

Varieties (abbr. var.) Top

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Name	Authority	First published in
Tephrosia purpurea var. delagoensis	(H.M.L.Forbes) Brummitt	Bol. Soc. Brot., sér. 2, 41: 248 (1968)
Tephrosia purpurea var. glabra	Hosok.	J. Soc. Trop. Agric.4: 200 (1932)
Tephrosia purpurea var. sericea	Benth.	Fl. Austral.2: 210 (1864)
Tephrosia purpurea var. yunnanensis	Z.Wei	Acta Phytotax. Sin.27: 76 (1989)

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Germination/Propagation Top

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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Africa click to expand
- East Tropical Africa
  - Kenya
  - Tanzania
  - Uganda
- Macaronesia
  - Cape Verde
- Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Chad
  - Djibouti
  - Eritrea
  - Ethiopia
  - Socotra
  - Somalia
  - Sudan
- Northern Africa
  - Algeria
  - Egypt
  - Morocco
- South Tropical Africa
  - Angola
  - Malawi
  - Mozambique
  - Zambia
  - Zimbabwe
- Southern Africa
  - Botswana
  - Cape Provinces
  - Caprivi Strip
  - Free State
  - Kwazulu-Natal
  - Namibia
  - Northern Provinces
  - Swaziland
- West Tropical Africa
  - Benin
  - Burkina
  - Gambia
  - Ghana
  - Guinea-Bissau
  - Ivory Coast
  - Mali
  - Mauritania
  - Niger
  - Nigeria
  - Senegal
  - Togo
- West-central Tropical Africa
  - Burundi
  - Cameroon
  - Central African Republic
  - Congo
  - Gulf Of Guinea Islands
  - Zaïre
- Western Indian Ocean
  - Comoros
  - Madagascar
  - Mauritius
  - Rodrigues
  - Réunion
  - Seychelles

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- Arabian Peninsula
  - Gulf States
  - Oman
  - Saudi Arabia
  - Yemen
- China
  - China South-central
  - China Southeast
  - Hainan
- Eastern Asia
  - Taiwan
- Western Asia
  - Iran
  - Palestine
  - Sinai

Asia-tropical click to expand
- Indian Subcontinent
  - Assam
  - Bangladesh
  - East Himalaya
  - India
  - Laccadive Islands
  - Nepal
  - Pakistan
  - Sri Lanka
  - West Himalaya
- Indo-China
  - Cambodia
  - Laos
  - Myanmar
  - South China Sea
  - Thailand
  - Vietnam
- Malesia
  - Jawa
  - Lesser Sunda Islands
  - Malaya
  - Maluku
  - Philippines
  - Sulawesi
  - Sumatera
- Papuasia
  - New Guinea

Australasia click to expand
- Australia
  - Queensland

Northern America click to expand
- Mexico
  - Mexico Northeast
  - Mexico Northwest
  - Mexico Southwest
- Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Maryland

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- North-central Pacific
  - Hawaii
- South-central Pacific
  - Cook Islands
  - Marquesas
  - Society Islands
  - Tuamotu
  - Tubuai Islands
- Southwestern Pacific
  - Fiji
  - New Caledonia
  - Niue
  - Samoa
  - Tonga
  - Vanuatu
  - Wallis-Futuna Islands

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- Brazil
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  - Brazil Southeast
- Caribbean
  - Cuba
  - Dominican Republic
  - Haiti
  - Jamaica
  - Puerto Rico
  - Trinidad-Tobago
  - Windward Islands
- Northern South America
  - Suriname
  - Venezuela
- Western South America
  - Bolivia
  - Colombia

Links to other databases Top

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Database	ID/link to page
World Flora Online	wfo-0000203860
UNII	26JJA5A38A
USDA Plants	TEPU
Tropicos	13033548
INPN	447212
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:520851-1
The Plant List	ild-5018
Open Tree Of Life	138659
NCBI Taxonomy	228354
Nature Serve	2.149872
IPNI	520851-1
iNaturalist	169597
GBIF	5342239
Freebase	/m/03c4xrb
EPPO	TEPPU
EOL	688856
USDA GRIN	80167
Wikipedia	Tephrosia_purpurea

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Scientific Literature Top

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Use of Residual Malt from an Artisanal Beer Brewing Process in the Biosynthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Mediated by Nucleating and Structure-Directing Agents

Dueñas-Bolaños CA, Cid-Hernández M, Velázquez-Juárez G, García-Casillas LA, González-Ortiz LJ, Sánchez-Peña MJ, Herrera-González A, Zúñiga-González OG, López-Naranjo EJ

Molecules

07-Apr-2024

PMCID:	PMC11013108
doi:	10.3390/molecules29071660
PMID:	38611939

Chemoprofiling and medicinal potential of underutilized leaves of Cyperus scariosus

Gandhi Y, Kumar V, Singh G, Prasad SB, Mishra SK, Soni H, Rawat H, Singh S, Charde V, Gupta A, Dhanjal DS, Jha SK, Tandon S, Bhagwat P, Arya JC, Ramamurthy PC, Acharya R, Narasimhaji CV, Singh A, Singh R, Srikanth N, Webster TJ

Sci Rep

27-Mar-2024

PMCID:	PMC10973434
doi:	10.1038/s41598-024-58041-7
PMID:	38538715

Use of Medicinal Plants in the Process of Wound Healing: A Literature Review

Cedillo-Cortezano M, Martinez-Cuevas LR, López JA, Barrera López IL, Escutia-Perez S, Petricevich VL

Pharmaceuticals (Basel)

27-Feb-2024

PMCID:	PMC10975678
doi:	10.3390/ph17030303
PMID:	38543089

New flavonoids with multiple bronchodilator activity pathways from Tephrosia purpurea L. (Pers.) growing in Saudi Arabia

Abdel-Kader MS, Saeedan AS, Rehman NU, Faqihi HM, Soliman GA

Saudi Pharm J

15-Feb-2024

PMCID:	PMC10906533
doi:	10.1016/j.jsps.2024.101992
PMID:	38435847

Medicinal herbs and their metabolites with biological potential to protect and combat liver toxicity and its disorders: A review

Islam Shawon S, Nargis Reyda R, Qais N

Heliyon

01-Feb-2024

PMCID:	PMC10864916
doi:	10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e25340
PMID:	38356556

Ethnobotanical study on medicinal plants in Melit area (North Darfur), Western Sudan

Muhakr MA, Ahmed IM, El hassan GO, Yagi S

J Ethnobiol Ethnomed

03-Jan-2024

PMCID:	PMC10765873
doi:	10.1186/s13002-023-00646-9
PMID:	38172804

Quercetin: A Potential Polydynamic Drug

Georgiou N, Kakava MG, Routsi EA, Petsas E, Stavridis N, Freris C, Zoupanou N, Moschovou K, Kiriakidi S, Mavromoustakos T

Molecules

17-Dec-2023

PMCID:	PMC10745404
doi:	10.3390/molecules28248141
PMID:	38138630

Establishment of the mechanism of purification and levigation of green chemistry-assisted biocomposites of red ochre (Gairika): synthesis, characterization, and antibacterial, prebiotic, antioxidant, and antacid activities of the traditional Ayurvedic medicine Laghu Sutashekhara Rasa

Charde V, Kumar V, Dane G, Gandhi Y, Soni H, Jagtap C, Mishra SK, Shakya SK, Singh A, Singh R, Sharma BS, Khanduri S, Srikanth N, Acharya R, Webster TJ

Front Chem

23-Nov-2023

PMCID:	PMC10701397
doi:	10.3389/fchem.2023.1271157
PMID:	38075496

Reactive oxygen species (ROS)-mediated oxidative stress in chronic liver diseases and its mitigation by medicinal plants

Sharma P, Nandave M, Nandave D, Yadav S, Vargas-De-La-Cruz C, Singh S, Tandon R, Ramniwas S, Behl T

Am J Transl Res

15-Nov-2023

PMCID:	PMC10703659
PMID:	38074830

Systematic review and network meta-analysis of efficacy and safety of interventions for preventing anti-tuberculosis drug induced liver injury

Akkahadsee P, Sawangjit R, Phumart P, Chaiyakunapruk N, Sakloetsakun D

Sci Rep

14-Nov-2023

PMCID:	PMC10645982
doi:	10.1038/s41598-023-46565-3
PMID:	37963954

Hepatoprotective effects of bioactive compounds from traditional herb Tulsi (Ocimum sanctum Linn) against galactosamine-induced hepatotoxicity in rats

Kamel FO, Karim S, Bafail DA, Aldawsari HM, Kotta S, Ilyas UK

Front Pharmacol

04-Oct-2023

PMCID:	PMC10582332
doi:	10.3389/fphar.2023.1213052
PMID:	37860117

Implementation of machine learning in DNA barcoding for determining the plant family taxonomy

Riza LS, Zain MI, Izzuddin A, Prasetyo Y, Hidayat T, Abu Samah KA

Heliyon

21-Sep-2023

PMCID:	PMC10520734
doi:	10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e20161
PMID:	37767518

Phytochemical analysis and bioactivity assessment of five medicinal plants from Pakistan: Exploring polyphenol contents, antioxidant potential, and antibacterial activities

Rao H, Rao I, Saeed L, Aati HY, Aati S, Zeeshan M, ur Rehman Khan K

Saudi J Biol Sci

22-Aug-2023

PMCID:	PMC10480623
doi:	10.1016/j.sjbs.2023.103783
PMID:	37680976

Performance of oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) on paddy straw, water hyacinth and their combinations

Subedi S, Kunwar N, Pandey KR, Joshi YR

Heliyon

16-Aug-2023

PMCID:	PMC10458699
doi:	10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e19051
PMID:	37636434

Acetylcholinesterase Inhibition Activity of Hippeastrum papilio (Ravenna) Van Scheepen (Amaryllidaceae) Using Zebrafish Brain Homogenates

Tallini LR, da Silva CR, Jung T, Alves ED, Baldin SL, Apel M, Timmers LF, Rico EP, Bastida J, Zuanazzi JA

Life (Basel)

10-Aug-2023

PMCID:	PMC10455992
doi:	10.3390/life13081721
PMID:	37629578

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name	PubChem ID	Canonical SMILES	MW	Found in	Proof
> Benzenoids / Anthracenes / Anthraquinones / Hydroxyanthraquinones
Purpurin anthraquinone	6683	Click to see	256.21	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)83754-M
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoic acids and derivatives / Salicylic acid and derivatives
6-Hydroxybenzofuran-5-carbimidic acid	121227075	Click to see	177.16	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BMC.2015.09.049
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Styrenes
(5E,7aS)-4-methoxy-5-[(E)-3-phenylprop-2-enylidene]-7aH-1-benzofuran	163188979	Click to see COC1=C2C=COC2C=CC1=CC=CC3=CC=CC=C3	264.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(82)80177-5
5,7a-Dihydro-4-methoxy-5-(3-phenyl-2-propenylidene) benzofuran	86023906	Click to see	264.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(82)80177-5
> Hydrocarbons / Saturated hydrocarbons / Alkanes
Tetratriacontane	26519	Click to see	478.90	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-962679 https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)83754-M
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids
(+)-Ursolic Acid	64945	Click to see	456.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(89)80057-3
Betulinic Acid	64971	Click to see	456.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)83754-M https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-962679
Urs-12-en-28-oic acid, 3-hydroxy-, (3beta)-	220774	Click to see	456.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(89)80057-3
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives
(-)-beta-Sitosterol	222284	Click to see	414.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(89)80057-3
(3R,5S,9R,10S,13R,14R,17R)-17-[(E,2R,5R)-5-ethyl-6-methylhept-3-en-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,5,6,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol	7092802	Click to see	412.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(89)80057-3
(5S,9S,10S,13R,14R)-17-(5-ethyl-6-methylhept-3-en-2-yl)-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,5,6,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol	137706369	Click to see CCC(C=CC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2=CCC4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C	412.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(89)80057-3
17-(5-ethyl-6-methylhept-3-en-2-yl)-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,5,6,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol	521229	Click to see CCC(C=CC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2=CCC4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C	412.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(89)80057-3
17-(5-ethyl-6-methylheptan-2-yl)-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol	86821	Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C	414.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)83754-M https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(89)80057-3 https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-962679
alpha-Spinasterin	5281331	Click to see CCC(C=CC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2=CCC4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C	412.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(89)80057-3
Stigmast-5-en-3-ol	22012	Click to see	414.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-962679 https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(89)80057-3
Stigmasterol	5280794	Click to see	412.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(89)80057-3
> Organic acids and derivatives / Peptidomimetics / Depsipeptides / Cyclic depsipeptides
cyclo[DL-Ala-DL-Asp-DL-Leu-DL-Leu-ObAla(3-tridecyl(11-Me))-DL-Glu-DL-Val-DL-Leu]	162988884	Click to see	1022.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(82)80177-5
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Benzofurans
4-Methoxybenzofuran-5-carboxamide	122195902	Click to see	191.18	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BMC.2015.09.049
6-Methoxybenzofuran-5-carboxamide	122195903	Click to see	191.18	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BMC.2015.09.049
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Benzopyrans / 1-benzopyrans / 2,2-dimethyl-1-benzopyrans
3-Hydroxy-1-(5-methoxy-2,2-dimethylchromen-6-yl)-3-phenylprop-2-en-1-one	74819277	Click to see CC1(C=CC2=C(O1)C=CC(=C2OC)C(=O)C=C(C3=CC=CC=C3)O)C	336.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)80547-6
6'-Demethoxypraecansone B	42607647	Click to see	336.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)80547-6
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavans / 8-prenylated flavans / 8-prenylated flavanones
(+)-Purpurin	44559427	Click to see	424.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP970236P
(+)-Tephrorin A	10812337	Click to see	426.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/OL990407C
(+)-Tephrorin B	10624721	Click to see	484.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/OL990407C
(14,14-Dimethyl-6-oxo-4-phenyl-3,11,13-trioxatetracyclo[8.6.0.02,7.012,16]hexadeca-1(10),2(7),8-trien-15-yl) acetate	45934418	Click to see	394.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(80)83109-8 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)80547-6
(8-Methoxy-14,14-dimethyl-6-oxo-4-phenyl-3,11,13-trioxatetracyclo[8.6.0.02,7.012,16]hexadeca-1,7,9-trien-15-yl) acetate	75069463	Click to see	424.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP970236P
[(4R,12R,15S,16S)-14,14-dimethyl-6-oxo-4-phenyl-3,11,13-trioxatetracyclo[8.6.0.02,7.012,16]hexadeca-1(10),2(7),8-trien-15-yl] acetate	163075267	Click to see	394.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(80)83109-8
[(4S,12S,15R,16R)-14,14-dimethyl-6-oxo-4-phenyl-3,11,13-trioxatetracyclo[8.6.0.02,7.012,16]hexadeca-1(10),2(7),8-trien-15-yl] acetate	10548657	Click to see CC(=O)OC1C2C(OC3=C2C4=C(C=C3)C(=O)CC(O4)C5=CC=CC=C5)OC1(C)C	394.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)80547-6
[4-(7-Acetyloxy-4-oxo-2-phenyl-2,3-dihydrochromen-8-yl)-2,2-dimethyloxolan-3-yl] acetate	163060915	Click to see CC(=O)OC1C(COC1(C)C)C2=C(C=CC3=C2OC(CC3=O)C4=CC=CC=C4)OC(=O)C	438.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOL.2011.02.010
[4-(7-Hydroxy-4-oxo-2-phenyl-2,3-dihydrochromen-8-yl)-2,2-dimethyloxolan-3-yl] 3-phenylprop-2-enoate	85209866	Click to see	484.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/OL990407C
[5-Hydroxy-4-(7-methoxy-4-oxo-2-phenyl-2,3-dihydrochromen-8-yl)-2,2-dimethyloxolan-3-yl] acetate	74819329	Click to see CC(=O)OC1C(C(OC1(C)C)O)C2=C(C=CC3=C2OC(CC3=O)C4=CC=CC=C4)OC	426.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/OL990407C
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavans / Flavanones
2-(3-((2R,3S)-5,7-Dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4-oxochroman-3-yl)-4-hydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-4H-chromen-4-one	101673330	Click to see	540.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)98509-1
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavones / 8-prenylated flavones
(-)-Pseudosemiglabrin	10408186	Click to see	392.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)80547-6
(-)-Semiglabrin	11741220	Click to see CC(=O)OC1C2C(OC3=C2C4=C(C=C3)C(=O)C=C(O4)C5=CC=CC=C5)OC1(C)C	392.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0367-326X(99)00046-5 https://doi.org/10.1039/P19810002491 https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOL.2011.02.010 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)80547-6
(12R,15S,16S)-15-hydroxy-14,14-dimethyl-4-phenyl-3,11,13-trioxatetracyclo[8.6.0.02,7.012,16]hexadeca-1(10),2(7),4,8-tetraen-6-one	21721920	Click to see CC1(C(C2C(O1)OC3=C2C4=C(C=C3)C(=O)C=C(O4)C5=CC=CC=C5)O)C	350.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1039/P19810002491
(2',2'-dimethyl-4,5'-dioxo-2-phenylspiro[8H-furo[2,3-h]chromene-9,4'-oxolane]-3'-yl) acetate	12893623	Click to see CC(=O)OC1C(OC(=O)C12COC3=C2C4=C(C=C3)C(=O)C=C(O4)C5=CC=CC=C5)(C)C	420.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2009.08.001
[(12R,15S,16S)-14,14,15-trimethyl-6-oxo-4-phenyl-3,11,13-trioxatetracyclo[8.6.0.02,7.012,16]hexadeca-1(10),2(7),4,8-tetraen-15-yl] acetate	162942781	Click to see	406.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOL.2011.02.010
[(1R)-2-hydroxy-1-[(9R)-5-hydroxy-4-oxo-2-phenyl-8,9-dihydrofuro[2,3-h]chromen-9-yl]-2-methylpropyl] acetate	162844002	Click to see	410.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2009.08.001
[(1R)-2-hydroxy-1-[(9S)-5-hydroxy-4-oxo-2-phenyl-8,9-dihydrofuro[2,3-h]chromen-9-yl]-2-methylpropyl] acetate	162844001	Click to see	410.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2009.08.001
[(3'R,9R)-2',2'-dimethyl-4,5'-dioxo-2-phenylspiro[8H-furo[2,3-h]chromene-9,4'-oxolane]-3'-yl] acetate	162953543	Click to see CC(=O)OC1C(OC(=O)C12COC3=C2C4=C(C=C3)C(=O)C=C(O4)C5=CC=CC=C5)(C)C	420.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2009.08.001
[(3S,4S)-4-(7-acetyloxy-4-oxo-2-phenylchromen-8-yl)-2,2-dimethyloxolan-3-yl] acetate	163046146	Click to see	436.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOL.2011.02.010
[2-Hydroxy-1-(5-hydroxy-4-oxo-2-phenyl-8,9-dihydrofuro[2,3-h]chromen-9-yl)-2-methylpropyl] acetate	162844000	Click to see CC(=O)OC(C1COC2=C1C3=C(C(=C2)O)C(=O)C=C(O3)C4=CC=CC=C4)C(C)(C)O	410.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2009.08.001
15-Hydroxy-14,14-dimethyl-4-phenyl-3,11,13-trioxatetracyclo[8.6.0.02,7.012,16]hexadeca-1(10),2(7),4,8-tetraen-6-one	15224181	Click to see	350.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1039/P19810002491
8-(2,4-Dihydroxy-5,5-dimethyloxolan-3-yl)-7-methoxy-2-phenylchromen-4-one	162974416	Click to see	382.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1039/P19810002491
8-(5,5-Dimethyl-4-oxofuran-3-yl)-7-methoxy-2-phenylchromen-4-one	21721923	Click to see	362.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1039/P19810002491
8-[(2R,3S,4R)-2,4-dihydroxy-5,5-dimethyloxolan-3-yl]-7-methoxy-2-phenylchromen-4-one	162974417	Click to see CC1(C(C(C(O1)O)C2=C(C=CC3=C2OC(=CC3=O)C4=CC=CC=C4)OC)O)C	382.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1039/P19810002491
Glabratephrin	12893624	Click to see	420.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2009.08.001
Isoglabratephrin	76316422	Click to see	420.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2009.08.001
Pseudosemiglabrin	156341	Click to see CC(=O)OC1C2C(OC3=C2C4=C(C=C3)C(=O)C=C(O4)C5=CC=CC=C5)OC1(C)C	392.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0367-326X(99)00046-5
Semiglabrin	353369	Click to see CC(=O)OC1C2C(OC3=C2C4=C(C=C3)C(=O)C=C(O4)C5=CC=CC=C5)OC1(C)C	392.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0367-326X(99)00046-5 https://doi.org/10.1039/P19810002491
Spiro(furan-3(2H),9'(8H)-(4H)furo(2,3-h)(1)benzopyran)-2,4'-dione, 4-(acetyloxy)-4,5-dihydro-5,5-dimethyl-2'-phenyl-, trans-(-)-	6452407	Click to see	420.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2009.08.001
Tachrosin	1023499	Click to see CC1(C(=O)C(=CO1)C2=C(C=C(C3=C2OC(=CC3=O)C4=CC=CC=C4)OC)OC)C	392.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1039/P19810002491
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavones / Furanoflavones
(12,13,13-Trimethyl-4-oxo-6-phenyl-7,14,16-trioxatetracyclo[8.6.0.03,8.011,15]hexadeca-1(10),2,5,8-tetraen-12-yl) acetate	163060797	Click to see	406.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOL.2011.02.010
Karanjin	100633	Click to see	292.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(82)80177-5
Lanceolatin B	10978265	Click to see	262.26	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOL.2011.02.010 https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)83754-M https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)80547-6 https://doi.org/10.1021/NP970236P
Pongaglabol	12778491	Click to see	278.26	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0367-326X(99)00046-5
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Hydroxyflavonoids / 5-hydroxyflavonoids
[2-hydroxy-1-(5-hydroxy-2-phenyl-8,9-dihydro-4H-furo[2,3-h]chromen-9-yl)-2-methylpropyl] acetate	102420162	Click to see	396.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2009.08.001
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / O-methylated flavonoids / 7-O-methylated flavonoids
(2S)-7-methoxy-8-[(1E)-3-methylbuta-1,3-dienyl]-2-phenyl-2,3-dihydrochromen-4-one	162998274	Click to see CC(=C)C=CC1=C(C=CC2=C1OC(CC2=O)C3=CC=CC=C3)OC	320.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)80547-6
2-[3-[(2S,3R)-5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4-oxo-2,3-dihydrochromen-3-yl]-4-hydroxyphenyl]-5-hydroxy-7-methoxychromen-4-one	163068812	Click to see	554.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP970236P
4H-1-Benzopyran-4-one, 8-(2,5-dihydro-5,5-dimethyl-2-oxo-3-furanyl)-7-methoxy-2-phenyl-	156338	Click to see CC1(C=C(C(=O)O1)C2=C(C=CC3=C2OC(=CC3=O)C4=CC=CC=C4)OC)C	362.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1039/P19810002491
7-Methoxy-8-(3-methylbutadienyl)-flavanone	185027	Click to see	320.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)80547-6
8-(3-Hydroxy-3-methylbut-1-enyl)-7-methoxy-2-phenyl-2,3-dihydrochromen-4-one	72732873	Click to see	338.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOL.2011.02.010
8-[(E)-3-Hydroxy-3-methyl-1-butenyl]-7-methoxy-2-phenyl-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one	179523	Click to see	336.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1039/P19810002491 https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOL.2011.02.010
Lanceolatin A	6442389	Click to see	336.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(80)85137-5 https://doi.org/10.1039/P19810002491 https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOL.2011.02.010
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Pyranoflavonoids
(-)-Isolonchocarpin	12311091	Click to see	306.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1039/P19810002491
(2R)-8,8-dimethyl-2-phenyl-2,3-dihydropyrano[2,3-f]chromen-4-one	38364014	Click to see	306.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1039/P19810002491
CID 38364012	38364012	Click to see	306.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1039/P19810002491
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Isoflavonoids / Coumestans
3,9-Dihydroxy-2-methoxy-[1]benzofuro[3,2-c]chromen-6-one	85550320	Click to see	298.25	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(88)83168-6
Coumestrol	5281707	Click to see C1=CC2=C(C=C1O)OC3=C2C(=O)OC4=C3C=CC(=C4)O	268.22	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP970236P
Flemichapparin C	11088179	Click to see	310.26	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(88)83168-6 https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)83754-M
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Isoflavonoids / Furanoisoflavonoids / Pterocarpans
(-)-Maackiain	91510	Click to see	284.26	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP970236P https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)80547-6
(1R,12R)-17-methoxy-5,7,11,19-tetraoxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,10.04,8.013,18]icosa-2,4(8),9,13(18),14,16-hexaen-16-ol	44559428	Click to see	314.29	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP970236P
3-Hydroxy-8,9-methylenedioxypterocarpane	363863	Click to see	284.26	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP970236P https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)83754-M https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)80547-6
4-Methoxymaackiain	5318269	Click to see	314.29	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP970236P
9-Methoxy-6a,11a-dihydro-6H-[1]benzofuro[3,2-c]chromen-3-ol	623060	Click to see COC1=CC2=C(C=C1)C3COC4=C(C3O2)C=CC(=C4)O	270.28	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP970236P
Anhydropisatin	11822566	Click to see	296.27	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)83754-M https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(88)83168-6
Medicarpin	336327	Click to see COC1=CC2=C(C=C1)C3COC4=C(C3O2)C=CC(=C4)O	270.28	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP970236P
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Isoflavonoids / Isoflav-2-enes / Isoflavones
3,8-Dihydroxy-9-methoxy-[1]benzofuro[2,3-b]chromen-11-one	15126298	Click to see COC1=C(C=C2C(=C1)C3=C(O2)OC4=C(C3=O)C=CC(=C4)O)O	298.25	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP970236P
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Isoflavonoids / O-methylated isoflavonoids / 3-O-methylated isoflavonoids / 3-O-methylisoflavones
3'-Methoxydaidzein	5319422	Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C2=COC3=C(C2=O)C=CC(=C3)O)O	284.26	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP970236P
4',7-Dihydroxy-3',5'-dimethoxyisoflavone	5323742	Click to see	314.29	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP970236P
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Isoflavonoids / Rotenoids / Rotenones
Rotenone	6758	Click to see CC(=C)C1CC2=C(O1)C=CC3=C2OC4COC5=CC(=C(C=C5C4C3=O)OC)OC	394.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)83754-M https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-962679
Tephrosin	114909	Click to see	410.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)83754-M https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-962679 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0367-326X(99)00046-5
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Linear 1,3-diarylpropanoids / Chalcones and dihydrochalcones / Furanochalcones
(+)-Tephropurpurin	10047971	Click to see	424.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP970236P
(+)-Tephrosone	10569999	Click to see CC1(C(C2C(O1)OC3=C2C(=C(C=C3)C(=O)C=CC4=CC=CC=C4)O)O)C	352.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/OL990407C
[8-hydroxy-6-methoxy-2,2-dimethyl-7-(3-phenylprop-2-enoyl)-3a,8b-dihydro-1H-furo[2,3-b][1]benzofuran-1-yl] acetate	73200903	Click to see	424.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP970236P
1-(1,8-dihydroxy-2,2-dimethyl-3a,8b-dihydro-1H-furo[2,3-b][1]benzofuran-7-yl)-3-phenylprop-2-en-1-one	85189121	Click to see	352.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/OL990407C
1-(4-Methoxy-1-benzofuran-5-yl)-3-(4-methylphenyl)prop-2-en-1-one	85370176	Click to see	292.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(82)80177-5
3-Hydroxy-1-(4-methoxy-1-benzofuran-5-yl)-3-phenylprop-2-en-1-one	25272436	Click to see COC1=C(C=CC2=C1C=CO2)C(=O)C=C(C3=CC=CC=C3)O	294.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1039/P19810002491 https://doi.org/10.1021/NP970236P https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(89)80057-3 https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(82)80177-5
3-Methoxy-1-(4-methoxy-1-benzofuran-5-yl)-3-phenylprop-2-en-1-one	72737885	Click to see	308.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1039/P19810002491
CID 5320675	5320675	Click to see COC1=C(C=CC2=C1C=CO2)C(=O)C=C(C3=CC=CC=C3)O	294.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1039/P19810002491 https://doi.org/10.1021/NP970236P https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(89)80057-3 https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(82)80177-5
O-Methylpongamol	5319759	Click to see COC1=C(C=CC2=C1C=CO2)C(=O)C=C(C3=CC=CC=C3)OC	308.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1039/P19810002491
Purpuritenin A	11022691	Click to see	292.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(82)80177-5
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Linear 1,3-diarylpropanoids / Chalcones and dihydrochalcones / Retro-dihydrochalcones
1-(5-Methoxy-2,2-dimethylchromen-6-yl)-3-phenylpropane-1,3-dione	101995825	Click to see CC1(C=CC2=C(O1)C=CC(=C2OC)C(=O)CC(=O)C3=CC=CC=C3)C	336.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)80547-6
Pongamol	689051	Click to see	294.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)83754-M https://doi.org/10.1021/NP970236P https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(88)83168-6

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Tephrosia purpurea

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