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- Title
Influence of geographic origin and tissue type on the medicinal chemical compounds of Semiliquidambar cathayensis.
- Authors
Xiaoming Tian; Hao Lv; Guangfeng Xiang; Jing Peng; Gaofei Li; Yan He; Fan Zhang; Cun Mou
- Abstract
Semiliquidambar cathayensis is widely used in traditional Chinese medicine owing its high concentrations of polyphenol, triterpenoidic acid, and flavonoids. This study aimed to explore the impact of geographical origin and tissue type on the contents of chemical compounds of S. cathayensis, as determined by colorimetric and chromato-graphic methods. Therefore, we quantitively evaluated chemical compounds found in the tissues of various organs of plants collected in six different regions. Overall, we found that geographical origin affected the content of medicinal compounds in S. cathayensis leaves, with plants from Jingzhou county showing the best therapeutic potential. However, no specific correlation was observed with latitude. It is noteworthy that the amount of paeoniflorin and other compounds can be used as biomarkers of geographical origin and tissue type. Most medicinal compounds accumulated mainly in the leaves, whereas ursolic and oleanolic acids accumulated in the roots. These results show that the comprehensive medicinal value of the leaves of S. cathayensis in Jingzhou county is the highest, but the root should be selected first to collect oleanolic acid and ursolic acid.
- Subjects
URSOLIC acid; CHINESE medicine; HIGH performance liquid chromatography; PLANT collecting; TISSUES; OZONE layer
- Publication
PeerJ, 2023, p1
- ISSN
2167-8359
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7717/peerj.15484