Velázquez Francisco, Manríquez Ricardo, Maya Leticia, Barrientos Lucia, López-Dellamary Fernando
Departamento de Madera, Celulosa y Papel, CUCEI, Universidad de Guadalajara, Km 15.5, Carretera Guadalajara-Nogales, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico 45020.
Nat Prod Commun. 2009 Nov;4(11):1575-6.
Bursera grandifolia and other related species have been used in traditional herbal medicine in Mexico and other Latin American countries for their analgesic, antipyretic and anti-inflammatory properties. From the chloroform extract of leaves of B. grandifolia, a substance was isolated and identified as phenacetin, a well known compound with widely tested analgesic and antipyretic properties. The structural identity of the compound was elucidated on the basis of chemical and spectroscopic evidence and by comparison with an authentic sample.
