erythrina poeppigiana/alkaloid

A new erythrinan alkaloid, 8-oxo-alpha-erythroidine epoxide, was isolated from wood of Erythrina poeppigiana together with the five known compounds, 8-oxo-alpha-erythroidine, erystagallin C, alpinumisoflavone, erythrinin C and eryvarin A. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of

Erythrina poeppigiana is a medicinal plant which is widely used in Asia, Latin America, and Africa in traditional remedies for gynecological complications and maladies. In continuation of studies for the discovery of novel phytoestrogens, four erythroidine alkaloids, namely α-erythroidine,