Veratrum nigrum is recognized as a medicinal plant used for the treatment of hypertension, stroke, and excessive phlegm. Chemical investigation of the roots and rhizomes led to the isolation of five new steroidal alkaloids, jervine-3-yl formate (1), veramarine-3-yl formate (2),
Veratrum nigrum L., a traditional Chinese herb, has been used for treatment of hypertension, blood-stroke, excessive phlegm, epilepsy, etc. Steroidal alkaloids were well-known as both bioactive and toxic constituents of Veratrum species, the toxicity of which the traditional processing procedure can
BACKGROUND
Veratrum patulum L. (Liliaceae) is used as one source of the Chinese traditional drug "Lilu" which has been used in the treatment of aphasia arising from apoplexy, wind type dysentery, headache, etc. for thousands of years.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the antithrombotic effect of Veratrum
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