Determination of Oenothein B as the Active 5-α-Reductase-Inhibiting Principle of the Folk Medicine Epilobium parviflorum
- 1 January 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Journal of Natural Products
- Vol. 59 (5), 490-492
- https://doi.org/10.1021/np960231c
Abstract
Several extracts from Epilobium parviflorum, a plant used in Central Europe for the treatment of prostate disorders, were evaluated in a biochemical assay with 5-α-reductase. The aqueous extract displaying inhibition of the enzyme was analyzed, the fraction responsible for this activity was purified, and the active compound identified as a macrocyclic tannin, oenothein B (1).Keywords
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