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. 2014 May 14;2014:808302. doi: 10.1155/2014/808302

Table 1.

Chemical constituents isolated from BD.

Chemical class Name of compound Activity reported Plant part Reference
Phenolic
glycoside
Punarnavoside Antifibrinolytic Roots [66]

C-Methyl flavone Borhaavone Roots [67]

Isoflavone 2′-O-Methyl abronisoflavone [68]

Flavonol Quercetin, kaempferol Leaves [65]

Flavonoid
glycoside
3,4-Dihydroxy-5-methoxycinnamoyl
rhamnoside
Leaves [65]
Quercetin 3-O-rhamnosyl (1→6)
galactoside (quercetin 3-O-robinobioside)
Leaves
Eupalitin 3-O-galactosyl (1→2) glucoside
Kaempferol 3-O-robinobioside Leaves
Eupalitin-3-O-β-D-galactopyranoside Leaves

Phenolic acid trans-caftaric acid Roots

Rotenoids Boeravinones A, B, C, D, E, F Roots [6874]
Boeravinones G, H Anticancer, spasmolytic Roots [68]
Boeravinones I, J Roots [7]
9-O-Methyl-10-hydroxy coccineone E Roots [60]
Diffusarotenoid Roots [75]
6-O-Demethyl-boeravinone H Roots [60]
10-Demethyl boeravinone C Roots
Coccineones E, B Roots
Boeravinones M, P, Q, R, S Roots [76]

Xanthone Boerhavine Roots [77]

Lignan Liriodendrin Ca2+ channel antagonist Roots [78]
Syringaresinol mono-β-D-glucoside Ca2+ channel antagonist Roots

Purine nucleoside Hypoxanthine-9-L-arabinofuranoside Cardiotonic Roots [79]

Sterol Boerhavisterol Roots [75]

Sterol ester Boeravilanostenyl benzoate Roots

Ecdysteroid β-Ecdysone Increases protein synthesis, antidepressant, antistress and immunomodulation, antihyperglycemic, hepatoprotective Roots [80, 81]

Fatty acid Triacont-24-en-1-oic acid Roots

Hydrocarbons Boeradiffusene Roots [75]