An n-butanol-soluble fraction of the root of Angelica gigas Nakai (Umbelliferae) exhibited significant protection against glutamate-induced toxicity in primary cultured rat cortical cells. Using neuroprotective activity-guided fractionation, nine coumarins; marmesinin (1), nodakenin (2),
The butanol-soluble fraction of the dried root of Angelica gigas exhibited significant protection against chloroquine-sensitive strains of Plasmodium falciparum using the parasite lactate dehydrogenase assay method. Using antiplasmodial activity-guided fractionation, five coumarins, marmesinin (1),