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Polygala virgata

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Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
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Distribution
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Internal ID UUID64404b4a5942a582959882
Scientific name Polygala virgata
Authority Thunb.
First published in Prodr. Pl. Cap. : 120 (1800)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Polygala cernua Thunb. Prodr. Pl. Cap. : 120 (1800)
Polygala spartioides Burch. ex Eckl. & Zeyh. Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral. : 20 (1835)
Polygala genistopsis Chodat Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 31(2: 2): 405 (1893)
Polygala genistoides Poir. Encycl. 5: 492 (1804)
Polygala sprengeliana Eckl. & Zeyh. Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral. : 19 (1835)

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Language Common/alternative name
Afrikaans persbesem
Chinese 多枝远志

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  • Africa
    • East Tropical Africa
      • Tanzania
    • South Tropical Africa
      • Malawi
      • Mozambique
      • Zambia
      • Zimbabwe
    • Southern Africa
      • Cape Provinces
      • Free State
      • Kwazulu-Natal
      • Lesotho
      • Namibia
      • Northern Provinces
      • Swaziland
    • West-central Tropical Africa
      • Zaïre
    • Western Indian Ocean
      • Réunion

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0001100419
Tropicos 25900701
INPN 706674
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:692557-1
Open Tree Of Life 685358
NCBI Taxonomy 375137
IPNI 692557-1
iNaturalist 405101
GBIF 4049271
EPPO POGVI
USDA GRIN 29222
Wikipedia Polygala_virgata

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Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Review of Whole Plant Extracts With Activity Against Herpes Simplex Viruses In Vitro and In Vivo Garber A, Barnard L, Pickrell C J Evid Based Integr Med 16-Feb-2021
PMCID:PMC7894602
doi:10.1177/2515690X20978394
PMID:33593082
Naturally Occurring Cinnamic Acid Sugar Ester Derivatives Tian Y, Liu W, Lu Y, Wang Y, Chen X, Bai S, Zhao Y, He T, Lao F, Shang Y, Guo Y, She G Molecules 24-Oct-2016
PMCID:PMC6273327
doi:10.3390/molecules21101402
PMID:27783048
Phytochemistry of Cimicifugic Acids and Associated Bases in Cimicifuga racemosa Root Extracts GÖdecke T, Nikolic D, Lankin DC, Chen SN, Powell SL, Dietz B, Bolton JL, Van Breemen RB, Farnsworth NR, Pauli GF Phytochem Anal 01-Mar-2009
PMCID:PMC2715282
doi:10.1002/pca.1106
PMID:19140115
Isoflavones and xanthones fromPolygala virgata Ahmad Bashir, Matthias Hamburger, Jerome D. Msonthi, Kurt Hostettmann Elsevier BV 25-Jul-2002
doi:10.1016/0031-9422(91)83060-X
Sinapic acid esters from Polygala virgata. Bashir A, Hamburger M, Msonthi JD, Hostettmann K Phytochemistry 01-Feb-1993
doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(00)95164-1
PMID:7763431

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Benzopyrans / 1-benzopyrans / Xanthones
1,7-Dihydroxy-2,3,4-trimethoxy-9H-xanthen-9-one 71403088 Click to see COC1=C(C(=C2C(=C1O)C(=O)C3=C(O2)C=CC(=C3)O)OC)OC 318.28 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(91)83060-X
Veratrilogenin 5490798 Click to see 288.25 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(91)83060-X
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Cinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids and derivatives / Coumaric acids and derivatives
[(2R,3R,4S,5R,6R)-4-acetyloxy-3,5-dihydroxy-6-[(2S,3S,4R,5R)-4-hydroxy-3-[(E)-3-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)prop-2-enoyl]oxy-2,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]methyl (E)-3-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate 163194799 Click to see CC(=O)OC1C(C(OC(C1O)OC2(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)OC(=O)C=CC3=CC(=C(C(=C3)OC)O)OC)CO)COC(=O)C=CC4=CC(=C(C(=C4)OC)O)OC)O 796.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)95164-1
[(2R,3S,4R,5R,6R)-3-acetyloxy-4,5-dihydroxy-6-[(2S,3S,4R,5R)-4-hydroxy-3-[(E)-3-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)prop-2-enoyl]oxy-2,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]methyl (E)-3-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate 163187189 Click to see CC(=O)OC1C(OC(C(C1O)O)OC2(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)OC(=O)C=CC3=CC(=C(C(=C3)OC)O)OC)CO)COC(=O)C=CC4=CC(=C(C(=C4)OC)O)OC 796.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)95164-1
[3-Acetyloxy-4,5-dihydroxy-6-[4-hydroxy-3-[3-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)prop-2-enoyloxy]-2,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]methyl 3-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate 162900427 Click to see 796.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)95164-1
[4-Acetyloxy-3,5-dihydroxy-6-[4-hydroxy-3-[3-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)prop-2-enoyloxy]-2,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]methyl 3-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate 162865273 Click to see CC(=O)OC1C(C(OC(C1O)OC2(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)OC(=O)C=CC3=CC(=C(C(=C3)OC)O)OC)CO)COC(=O)C=CC4=CC(=C(C(=C4)OC)O)OC)O 796.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)95164-1
3',6-Disinapoylsucrose 11968389 Click to see COC1=CC(=CC(=C1O)OC)C=CC(=O)OCC2C(C(C(C(O2)OC3(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)OC(=O)C=CC4=CC(=C(C(=C4)OC)O)OC)CO)O)O)O 754.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)95164-1
Disinapoyl sucrose 73157012 Click to see 754.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)95164-1
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Isoflavonoids / Isoflav-2-enes / Isoflavones
5,7-Dihydroxy-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-6,8-dimethoxychromen-4-one 101618940 Click to see COC1=C(C(=C2C(=C1O)C(=O)C(=CO2)C3=CC=C(C=C3)O)OC)O 330.29 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(91)83060-X
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Isoflavonoids / O-methylated isoflavonoids / 4-O-methylated isoflavonoids / 4-O-methylisoflavones
5,7-Dihydroxy-6,8-dimethoxy-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)chromen-4-one 101618941 Click to see 344.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(91)83060-X
5,7-Dihydroxy-8-methoxy-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)chromen-4-one 15818932 Click to see COC1=CC=C(C=C1)C2=COC3=C(C2=O)C(=CC(=C3OC)O)O 314.29 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(91)83060-X

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