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### Ethnobotanical Uses

Tribulus cistoides is recorded as a diuretic and urinary tonic in several island and American traditions. In the Cook Islands, a leaf decoction is prepared for “kidney” or “water” complaints (Aitken and cited sources). Among Caribbean communities in Cuba, healers decoct the aerial parts to relieve retention and frequent urination (S才rensen and associates). In Mexico’s Yucatán, users make a leaf and stem infusion to promote urination and reduce swelling (Guara Molinié). Documented forms are modest: infusions, decoctions, macerations, or poultices using aerial parts and, less often, the root. Practitioners in the Cook Islands, Cuba, and Yucatán—Aitken; S才rensen; Guara Molinié—report mainly urinary purposes, and a poultice of crushed leaves has been applied to genital or urinary irritation (implied by Cox, St. John). On Hawai‘i’s easternmost islands, local practitioners prepare a diuretic leaf tea (Matsuda), while a decoction of the plant in water is used as a diuretic by descendants of West Indian migrants settled in Guanacaste, Costa Rica (J. Roig & V均 Lasso).

One practical recipe is a simple leaf-and-stem infusion. Place about 4–5 g of dried aerial parts in a cup (≈240 mL) of just‑boiled water, cover and steep 8–10 minutes, then strain and drink. A typical adult dose is one cup taken two or three times daily for several days, stopping if results are undesired. Avoid use during pregnancy or if you are on diuretic or blood‑pressure medication, and consult a health professional if urinary symptoms persist. For a topical poultice, chop a handful of fresh leaves, bruise lightly, and apply directly to clean skin over the affected area for 10–15 minutes; wash afterward.

Well‑established phytochemicals in Tribulus cistoides include saponins (especially diosgenin‑type steroidal saponins), flavonoids such as quercetin and kaempferol, and phenolic acids including caffeic and ferulic acids. These constituents are consistent with observed diuretic and anti‑inflammatory actions in the plant’s recorded preparations.

Modern relevance includes continued regional use of T. cistoides as a urinary tea and decoction, and ongoing pharmacognostic interest in its diuretic and anti‑inflammatory potential.

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Common products:
Foliage is occasionally consumed as a leafy vegetable after cooking; roots are described as edible by some Pacific Island sources. No established commercial food product is reported.

Fragrance and cosmetics:
The plant is used locally as a soap substitute because the foliage contains saponins that produce a lather in water.

Sustainability and sourcing:
Widespread and sometimes considered a weed; no evidence of cultivation for commercial-scale soap or vegetable use.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name	Authority	First published in
Tribulus taiwanense	T.C.Huang & T.H.Hsieh	Taiwania 39: 63 (1994)
Tribulus terrestris var. moluccensis	Blume	Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 5: 243 1825
Tribulus moluccanus	Decne.	Nouv. Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. 3: 446 (1834)
Kallstroemia cistoides	Endl.	Ann. Wiener Mus. Naturgesch. 1: 184 (1836)
Tribulus sericeus	Andersson	Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Handl. 1853: 245 (1855)
Tribulus sericeus var. erectus	Andersson	Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Acad. Handl., n.s. 1853: 245 1855
Tribulus sericeus var. humifusus	Andersson	Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Acad. Handl., n.s. 1853: 245 1855
Tribulus terrestris var. cistoides	(L.) C.Moore & Betche	Handbook of the Flora of New South Wales 1893
Tribulus alacranensis	Millsp.	Publ. Field Columb. Mus., Bot. Ser. 2: 54 (1900)
Tribulus cistoides var. anacanthus	B.L.Rob.	Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 38: 157 (1902)
Tribulus cistoides var. galapagensis	Svenson	Amer. J. Bot. 22: 235 (1935)
Tribulus cistoides f. anacanthus	(B.L.Rob.) Svenson	Amer. J. Bot. 22: 236 (1935)
Tribulus cistoides var. arenicola	Kitan.	God. Sofiisk. Univ. Biol. Fak., 2, Bot. Mikrobiol. Fiziol. Biokhim. Rast. 66(2): 32 (1971-1972 publ.1974)
Tribulus cistoides var. medius	(Engl.) Cufod.	Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 39(Suppl.): XXVI (1969)
Tribulus terrestris var. medius	Engl.	Ann. Reale Ist. Bot. Roma 7: 15 (1898)
Tribulus lanuginosus	Blanco	Fl. Filip. : 350 (1837)
Tribulus terrestris var. cistoides	(L.) Oliv.	Fl. Trop. Afr. 1: 284 (1868)

Common names Top

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Language	Common/alternative name
English	jamaican feverplant
English	puncture vine
English	spiny-fruited caltop
Hawaiian	nohu
Hawaiian	nohunohu
ht	zèb solèy
Chinese	臺灣蒺藜
Chinese	台湾蒺藜
Chinese	大花蒺藜
Chinese	刺蒺藜
Chinese	茨黎苗
Chinese	蒺藜根
Chinese	蒺藜花

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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Africa click to expand
- East Tropical Africa
  - Kenya
  - Tanzania
- Macaronesia
  - Cape Verde
- Middle Atlantic Ocean
  - Saint Helena
- Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Eritrea
  - Ethiopia
  - Somalia
  - Sudan
- South Tropical Africa
  - Mozambique
- West Tropical Africa
  - Togo
- Western Indian Ocean
  - Aldabra
  - Comoros
  - Madagascar
  - Mauritius
  - Mozambique Channel Islands
  - Réunion

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- China
  - China South-central
  - Hainan
- Eastern Asia
  - Taiwan

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- Indian Subcontinent
  - Sri Lanka
- Indo-China
  - South China Sea
  - Thailand
  - Vietnam
- Malesia
  - Jawa
  - Lesser Sunda Islands
  - Maluku
  - Sulawesi
- Papuasia
  - New Guinea

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- Australia
  - Queensland
  - Western Australia

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- Mexico
  - Mexican Pacific Islands
  - Mexico Southwest
- Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Florida
  - Georgia
  - Louisiana

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- North-central Pacific
  - Hawaii
- Northwestern Pacific
  - Marianas
  - Marshall Islands
  - Wake Island
- South-central Pacific
  - Line Islands
  - Marquesas
- Southwestern Pacific
  - Gilbert Islands
  - Howland-baker Islands
  - New Caledonia
  - Phoenix Islands
  - Tokelau-manihiki

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  - Aruba
  - Bahamas
  - Cayman Islands
  - Cuba
  - Dominican Republic
  - Haiti
  - Jamaica
  - Leeward Islands
  - Netherlands Antilles
  - Puerto Rico
  - Trinidad-Tobago
  - Turks-caicos Islands
  - Venezuelan Antilles
  - Windward Islands
- Central America
  - El Salvador
  - Guatemala
  - Honduras
  - Panamá
- Northern South America
  - Guyana
  - Suriname
  - Venezuela
- Western South America
  - Bolivia
  - Colombia
  - Galápagos
  - Peru

Links to other databases Top

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Database	ID/link to page
World Flora Online	wfo-0000457802
Florida Plant Atlas	1737
USDA Plants	TRCI2
Tropicos	34600034
INPN	446088
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:873411-1
The Plant List	kew-2518744
Open Tree Of Life	814385
Observations.org	198897
NCBI Taxonomy	693388
Nature Serve	2.143736
IPNI	873411-1
iNaturalist	169915
GBIF	5421117
Freebase	/m/0bmddfk
EPPO	TRBCI
EOL	581149
Elurikkus	537047
USDA GRIN	447663
Wikipedia	Tribulus_cistoides

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Scientific Literature Top

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Heterospecific pollen avoidance strategy prevails in the generalized plant–pollinator network on Yongxing Island

Wang X, Cai J, Tong M, Shi M, Zhao Z, Li S, Tu T

Ecol Evol

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PMCID:	PMC10912527
doi:	10.1002/ece3.11123
PMID:	38444723

Abstracts of “Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC) - Summer Research Program - 2023” presented at Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia, on August 28, 2023

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15-Jan-2024

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Urbanization alters interactions between Darwin's finches and Tribulus cistoides on the Galápagos Islands

Rivkin LR, Johnson RA, Chaves JA, Johnson MT

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doi:	10.1002/ece3.8236
PMID:	34824787

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Sci Rep

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Ecol Evol

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PMCID:	PMC7029089
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Am J Bot

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03-Feb-2018

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29-Jun-2017

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Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name	PubChem ID	Canonical SMILES	MW	Found in	Proof
> Benzenoids / Phenols / 1-hydroxy-2-unsubstituted benzenoids
N-(4-Hydroxyphenethyl)Tetracosanamide	13888179	Click to see	487.80	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)86890-9
N-[2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethyl]docosanamide	71354089	Click to see	459.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)86890-9
> Lignans, neolignans and related compounds / Furanoid lignans / Tetrahydrofuran lignans / 7,9-epoxylignans
(2S,3R,4R)-2-(3,4-Dimethoxyphenyl)-4-[(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)methyl]tetrahydro-3-furanmethanol; (+)-Lariciresinol dimethyl ether	14237703	Click to see	388.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(95)00622-2
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids
Neogitogenin	12304409	Click to see CC1CCC2(C(C3C(O2)CC4C3(CCC5C4CCC6C5(CC(C(C6)O)O)C)C)C)OC1	432.60	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)86890-9
Neohecogenin	90473944	Click to see CC1CCC2(C(C3C(O2)(CC4C3(C(=O)CC5C4CCC6C5(CCC(C6)O)C)C)C)C)OC1	444.60	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)86890-9
Neotigogenin	12304433	Click to see	416.60	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)86890-9
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(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-2-[[(1R,3R,8S,9S,10R,13S,14S,16S,17R)-16-hydroxy-17-[(2S,3S)-3-hydroxy-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-3-[(2R,3R,4S,5R,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-1-yl]oxy]-6-methyloxane-3,4,5-triol	162885640	Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2CC(CC3=CCC4C(C23C)CCC5(C4CC(C5C(C)C(CCC(C)C)O)O)C)OC6C(C(C(C(O6)CO)O)O)O)O)O)O	742.90	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(95)00622-2
(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-2-[[(1R,3R,8S,9S,10R,13S,14S,16S,17R)-17-[(2S,3S,6S)-3,7-dihydroxy-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-16-hydroxy-10,13-dimethyl-3-[(2R,3R,4S,5R,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-1-yl]oxy]-6-methyloxane-3,4,5-triol	163005822	Click to see	758.90	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(95)00622-2
(5S,8R,9S,10S,13S,14S,16S,17R)-16-[(2R,3R,4S,5R,6R)-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-3-[(2R,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-17-[(2S,3S,6S)-3,7-dihydroxy-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-1,2,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-tetradecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-one	162847999	Click to see	742.90	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(95)00622-2
(8R,9S,10R,13S,14S,16S,17Z)-17-ethylidene-16-[(2R,3R,4S,5R,6R)-5-hydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-4-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-3-[(2R,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-10,13-dimethyl-2,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16-decahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-one	163187524	Click to see	784.90	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(95)00622-2
(8S,9S,10R,13S,14S,16S,17R)-16-[(2R,3R,4S,5R,6R)-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-3-[(2R,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-17-[(2S,3S,6S)-3,7-dihydroxy-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-1,2,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-one	163185832	Click to see	740.90	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(95)00622-2
(8S,9S,10R,13S,14S,16S,17R)-16-[(2R,3R,4S,5R,6R)-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-3-[(2R,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-17-[(2S,3S)-3-hydroxy-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-1,2,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-one	162910014	Click to see	724.90	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(95)00622-2
(8S,9S,10R,13S,14S,16S,17R)-16-[(2R,3R,4S,5R,6R)-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-3-[(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-17-[(2S,3S)-3-hydroxy-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-1,2,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-one	163191323	Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2C(C(C(OC2OC3CC4C5CCC6=CC(=O)CCC6(C5CCC4(C3C(C)C(CCC(C)C)O)C)C)CO)O)O)O)O)O	724.90	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(95)00622-2
(8S,9S,10R,13S,14S,16S,17R)-16-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-4-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-17-[(2S,3S,6S)-3,7-dihydroxy-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-1,2,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-one	162923218	Click to see	756.90	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(95)00622-2
(8S,9S,10R,13S,14S,16S,17R)-16-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-4-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-17-[(2S,3S)-3-hydroxy-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-1,2,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-one	162918064	Click to see CC(C)CCC(C(C)C1C(CC2C1(CCC3C2CCC4=CC(=O)CCC34C)C)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)OC6C(C(C(C(O6)CO)O)O)O)O)O	740.90	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(95)00622-2
(8S,9S,10R,13S,14S,16S,17R)-16-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-4-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-17-[(2S,6S)-7-hydroxy-6-methyl-3-oxoheptan-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-1,2,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-one	163029859	Click to see	754.90	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(95)00622-2
16-[3,5-Dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-4-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-17-(3-hydroxy-6-methylheptan-2-yl)-10,13-dimethyl-1,2,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-one	162918063	Click to see	740.90	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(95)00622-2
16-[3,5-Dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-4-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-17-(3,7-dihydroxy-6-methylheptan-2-yl)-10,13-dimethyl-1,2,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-one	162923217	Click to see CC(CCC(C(C)C1C(CC2C1(CCC3C2CCC4=CC(=O)CCC34C)C)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)OC6C(C(C(C(O6)CO)O)O)O)O)O)CO	756.90	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(95)00622-2
16-[3,5-Dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-4-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-17-(7-hydroxy-6-methyl-3-oxoheptan-2-yl)-10,13-dimethyl-1,2,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-one	163029857	Click to see	754.90	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(95)00622-2
16-[4,5-Dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-3-(3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl)oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-17-(3-hydroxy-6-methylheptan-2-yl)-10,13-dimethyl-1,2,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-one	162910013	Click to see	724.90	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(95)00622-2
16-[4,5-Dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-3-(3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl)oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-17-(3,7-dihydroxy-6-methylheptan-2-yl)-10,13-dimethyl-1,2,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-tetradecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-one	162847998	Click to see	742.90	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(95)00622-2
16-[4,5-Dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-3-(3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl)oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-17-(3,7-dihydroxy-6-methylheptan-2-yl)-10,13-dimethyl-1,2,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-one	162909752	Click to see	740.90	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(95)00622-2
17-ethylidene-16-[5-hydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-4-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-3-(3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl)oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-10,13-dimethyl-2,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16-decahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-one	162946421	Click to see CC=C1C(CC2C1(CCC3C2CCC4=CC(=O)CCC34C)C)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)OC6C(C(C(C(O6)CO)O)O)O)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)C)O)O)O	784.90	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(95)00622-2
2-[[16-hydroxy-17-(3-hydroxy-6-methylheptan-2-yl)-10,13-dimethyl-3-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-1-yl]oxy]-6-methyloxane-3,4,5-triol	162885639	Click to see	742.90	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(95)00622-2
2-[[17-(3,7-dihydroxy-6-methylheptan-2-yl)-16-hydroxy-10,13-dimethyl-3-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-1-yl]oxy]-6-methyloxane-3,4,5-triol	163005821	Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2CC(CC3=CCC4C(C23C)CCC5(C4CC(C5C(C)C(CCC(C)CO)O)O)C)OC6C(C(C(C(O6)CO)O)O)O)O)O)O	758.90	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(95)00622-2
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Steroidal glycosides / Steroidal saponins
(1R,2S,4S,5'S,6R,7S,8R,9S,12S,13S,16S,18S)-16-[(2R,3R,4S,5R,6R)-4-hydroxy-5-[(2S,3R,4S,5R,6R)-5-hydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-3,4-bis[[(2S,3R,4S,5R)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxy]oxan-2-yl]oxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-3-[(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-5',7,9,13-tetramethylspiro[5-oxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013,18]icosane-6,2'-oxane]-10-one	101690818	Click to see	1165.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(95)00622-2
(25S)-5alpha-spirostane-2alpha,3beta-diol 3-O-{O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1->2)-O-[beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1->3)]-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1->4)-beta-D-galactopyranoside}	101932451	Click to see	1081.20	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)86890-9
16-[4-Hydroxy-5-[5-hydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-3,4-bis[(3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl)oxy]oxan-2-yl]oxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-3-(3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl)oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-5',7,9,13-tetramethylspiro[5-oxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013,18]icosane-6,2'-oxane]-10-one	85144403	Click to see	1165.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(95)00622-2
2-[4-Hydroxy-5-[5-hydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-3,4-bis[(3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl)oxy]oxan-2-yl]oxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-2-(5',7,9,13-tetramethylspiro[5-oxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013,18]icosane-6,2'-oxane]-16-yl)oxyoxan-3-yl]oxy-6-methyloxane-3,4,5-triol	496677	Click to see CC1CCC2(C(C3C(O2)CC4C3(CCC5C4CCC6C5(CCC(C6)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)CO)OC8C(C(C(C(O8)CO)O)OC9C(C(C(CO9)O)O)O)OC2C(C(C(CO2)O)O)O)O)OC2C(C(C(C(O2)C)O)O)O)C)C)C)OC1	1151.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(95)00622-2
Tribulosin	71312536	Click to see	1151.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(95)00622-2 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)86890-9
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Alcohols and polyols / Secondary alcohols / Cyclohexanols
6-Methoxycyclohexane-1,2,3,4,5-pentol	230881	Click to see COC1C(C(C(C(C1O)O)O)O)O	194.18	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(95)00622-2
Ononitol, (+)-	164619	Click to see	194.18	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)86890-9
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glycosyl compounds / O-glycosyl compounds
Sucrose	5988	Click to see	342.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)86890-9 https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(95)00622-2

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