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A new, sensitive LC/MS/MS method was developed for the quantification of ruscogenin and neoruscogenin in hydrolyzed extracts from Ruscus aculeatus L. (Liliaceae). The two sapogenins were separated on a Zorbax SB-C18 column under isocratic conditions. The detection was performed in the multiple
The genus Ruscus (Asparagaceae family) is native to the Mediterranean, Southern and Western Europe and is represented by perennial, rhizomatous, and evergreen shrubs. Among the approximately seven species spread throughout Europe up to Iran, Ruscus aculeatus L. (butcher's broom) is the most widely
Ruscus aculeatus is a source of steroidal saponins that could mimic sex hormones and could help alleviate the risk of fracture in osteoporotic patients. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the in vitro effects of an extract from R. aculeatus (ERA) on the proliferation of human