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. 2014 Nov 18;159:158–183. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2014.11.009

Table 2.

Chemical compounds isolated from Polygonum multiflorum.

Classification NO Chemical component Reference
Stilbenes 1 2,3,5,4′-tetrahydroxystilbene-2-O-β-d- glucopyranoside Yang. (1976)
2 2,3,5,4′-tetrahydroxystilbene-2-O-β-d-(2″-O-monogalloyl esters)-glucopyranoside Nonaka et al. (1982)
3 2,3,5,4′-tetrahydroxystilbene-2-O-β-d-(3″-O-monogalloyl esters)-glucopyranoside Nonaka et al. (1982)
4 2,3,5,4′-tetrahydroxystilbene-2,3-di-O-β-d- glucopyranoside Zhou et al. (1994)
5 2,3,5,4′-tetrahydroxystilbene-2-O-(6″-O-α- d-glucopyranosyl)-β-d-glucopyranoside Chen et al. (2000a)
6 2,3,5,4′-tetrahydroxystilbene-2-O-(6″-O-acetyl)-β-d-glucopyranoside Chen et al. (2000a)
7 2,3,5,4′-tetrahydroxystilbene-2-O-β-d-xyloside Sun et al. (2013)
8 2,3,5,4′-tetrahydroxystilbene-2-O-(4″-O-α-d-glucopyranosyl)-β-d-glucopyranoside Li et al. (2013b)
9 2,3,5,4′-tetrahydroxystilbene-2-O-(6″-O-β-d-glucopyranosyl)-β-d-glucopyranoside Li et al. (2013b)
10 2,3,5,4′-tetrahydroxystilbene-2-O-β-d-glucopyranosyl-4′-O-α-d-glucopyranoside Li et al. (2013b)
11 2,3,5,4′-tetrahydroxystilbene-2-O-β-d-glucopyranosyl-5-O-α-d-glucopyranoside Li et al. (2013b)
12 2,3,5,4′-tetrahydroxystilbene-2-O-(2″-O-β-d-fructofuranosyl)-β-d-glucopyranoside Li et al. (2013b)
13 Resveratrol Xu et al. (2009)
14 Polydatin Xu et al. (2009)
15 Rhaponticoside Yi et al. (2007)
16 Cis-2,3,5,4′-tetrahydroxystilbene-2-O-β-d-glucoyranoside Sun et al. (2009)
17 Cis-2,3,5,4′-tetrahydroxystilbene-2-O-(6″-O-α- d-glucopyranosyl)-β-d-glucopyranoside Xiao et al. (2002)
18 Polygonumosides A Yan et al. (2014)
19 Polygonumosides B Yan et al. (2014)
20 Polygonumosides C Yan et al. (2014)
21 Polygonumosides D Yan et al. (2014)



Quinones 22 Emodin Sun et al. (2013); Li et al. (2013); Li and Lin (1993); Kato and Morita (1987); Wang et al. (2005b); Chen et al. (1999b); Zuo et al. (2008); Zhang et al. (2006a)
23 Aloe-emodin
24 Chrysophanol
25 Physcion
26 Rhein
27 1,6-dimethyl ether-emodin
28 Emodin-8-methyl ether
29 Citreorosein
30 Citreorosein-8-methyl ether
31 Emodin-3- methyl ether
32 Fallacinol
33 Emodin-6,8-dimethylether
34 2-acetylemodin
35 Emodin-8-O-β-d-glucopyranoside Qiu et al. (2013); Li et al. (2013)
36 Physcion-8-O-β-d-glucopyranoside Qiu et al. (2013); Li et al. (2013)
37 Emodin-3- methyl ether-8-O-β-d-glucopyranoside Li et al. (2006)
38 Physcion-8-O-(6′-O-acetyl)-β-d-glucopyranoside Sun et al. (2009)
39 Emodin-8-O-( 6′-O-acetyl)- β-d-glucopyranoside Zhang et al. (2006a)
40 Chrysophanol-8-O-β-d-glucopyranoside Yang et al. (1998)
41 6-methoxyl-2-acetyl-3-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone-8-O-β-d-glucopyranoside Chen et al. (2000c)
42 2-Methoxy-6-acethyl-7-methyliuglone Li and Lin (1993)



Flavonoids 43 Tricin Xu et al. (2006); Li and Lin (1993); Chen et al. (2001c); Chen et al. (2000b)
44 Rutin
45 Luteolin
46 Quercetin
47 Kaempferol
48 Isoorientin
49 Apigenin
50 Hyperoside
51 Vitexin
52 Quercetin-3-O-arabinoside
53 Polygonflavanol A Chen et al. (2012a)
Phospholipids 54 Phosphatidyl ethanolamine Chen et al. (2001c)
55 Copaene Chen et al. (2001c)
56 Eicosane Chen et al. (2001c)
57 Hexanoic acid Chen et al. (2001c)
58 Hexadecanoic acid methyl ester Chen et al. (2001c)
59 Hexadecanoic acid ethyl ester Chen et al. (2001c)
60 Octadecanoic acid methyl ester Chen et al. (2001c)
61 Octadecanoic acid ethyl ester Chen et al. (2001c)
62 Ethyl oleate Chen et al. (2001c)
63 Docosanoic acid methyl lester Chen et al. (2001c)
64 Tetradecanoic acid ethyl ester Chen et al. (2001c)
65 Squalene Chen et al. (2001c)
66 1, 2- dihydroxynonadecone- 3 Chen et al. (2000b)
67 1-O-stearoyl-2-O-Δ4′,7′-dodecenoyl-3-O-phosphatidic acid-O-β-d-glucoside Chen et al. (2001b)
68 1-O-stearoyl-2-O-Δ4′,7′-dodecenoyl-3-O-phosphatidic acid-O-(6″-O-α-d-glucoside)-β-d-glucoside Chen et al. (2001b)



Other compounds 69 Catechin Chen et al. (1999c)
70 Epicatechin Chen et al. (1999c)
71 3-O-galloyl-(-)-catechin Nonaka et al. (1982)
72 3-O-galloyl-(-)-epicatechin Nonaka et al. (1982)
73 3-O-galloyl-procyanidin B2 Nonaka et al. (1982)
74 3,3′-di-O-galloyl-procyanidin B2 Nonaka et al. (1982)
75 Gallic acid Li and Lin (1993)
76 Methyl gallate Yang et al. (1998)
77 N-trans-Feruloyl tyramine Li and Lin (1993)
78 N-trans-feruloyl-3-methyldopamine Li and Lin (1993)
79 Indole-3-(L-α-amino-α-hydroxypropionicacid) methyl ester Yang et al. (1998)
80 7-hydroxy-4-methylcoumarin-5-O-β-d-glucopyranoside Yu et al. (2008)
81 7-hydroxy-3,4-dimethylcoumarin-5-O-β-d-glucopyranoside Yu et al. (2008)
82 n-butyl-β-d-fructopyranoside Zhang, et al. (2006b)
83 1,3-dihydroxy-6,7-dimethylxanthone -1-O-β-d-glueopyranoside Zhou et al. (1994)
84 Daucosterol Li and Lin (1993); Rao et al. (2009)
85 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde Li et al. (2006)
86 5-carboxymethyl-7-hydroxy-2-methylchromone Li et al. (2006)
87 1, 2-propanediol-1-(4-hydroxy-phenyl) Yamaguchi et al. (1969)
88 (+)-lyoniresinol-3α-O-β-d-glucopyranoside Achenbach et al. (1992)
89 2,3,4,6-tetrahy-droxyacetophenone-3-O-β-d-glucoside Yoshizaki et al. (1987),Yoshizaki et al. (1987)
90 Torachrysone-8-O-β-d-glucopyranoside Li et al. (2006)
91 Torachrysone-8-O-(6′-O-acetyl)-β-d-glucopyranoside Sun et al. (2009)
92 Torachrysone-8-O-(6′-O- galloyl)-β-d-glucoside Li and Lin (1993)
93 β-amyrin Rao et al. (2009)
94 β-sitosterol Rao et al. (2009)
95 β-Sitosterol-3-O-β-d-glucoside Xu et al. (2006)
96 2,5-dimethyl-7-hydroxychromone Liang et al. (2009)
97 Schizandrin Chen et al. (1999b)
98 (S)-2-(2′-hydroxypropyl)-5-methyl-7-hydroxyl chromone-7-O-α-l-fucosel(1→2)-β-d-glycoside Zhao et al. (2014)



New compounds after processed 99 2,3-di-hydro-3,5-dihydroxy-6-methyl-4(H)-pyran-4-one Liu et al. (2007b); Liu et al. (2009c); Liu et al. (2008b).
100 Hydroxymaltol
101 5-Hydroxy methyl-furfuran
102 Butanedioic acid
103 5-dihydroxy-6-methyl-4(H)-pyran-4-one