Polysaccharide PP III was isolated and purified from aqueous extract of the seeds of Sterculia lychnophora. It is composed of galactose, arabinose and rhamnose, the molar ratio being 1 : 1.67 : 1.01 and molecular weight 162200. Rhamnoses in the main chain are linked by alpha-(1-->3) glycoside
The matured, ripen, and dried seeds of Scaphium affine (Mast.) Pierre, known as Pangdahai (PDH) in Chinese and recorded as Sterculia lychnophora Hance (scientific synonym) in the 2015 edition of the Chinese Pharmacopeia, have been widely used in traditional Chinese medicine, Japanese folk medicine,
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