fissistigma africanum/phenolic

The stems of Fissistigma polyanthoides (A.DC.) Merr. are traditionally used for the treatment of rheumatism and for recuperating women after childbirth. In our continuous phytochemical investigation of this plant, four new (1, 2, 5, and 19) and fifteen known (3, 4, and 6-18) phenolic compounds were

The genus Fissistigma belongs to Annonaceae family and is mainly distributed in tropical areas of Asia. Many species from this genus have long been used for medicinal purposes in China and Vietnam. To date, there have been a number of studies on both phytochemical and pharmacological aspects of