Gewali M B, Pilapitiya U, Hattori M, Namba T
Research Institute for Wakan-Yaku (Traditional Sino-Japanese Medicines), Toyama Medical University, Japan.
J Ethnopharmacol. 1990 May;29(2):199-206. doi: 10.1016/0378-8741(90)90056-y.
From a Kshara Sutra thread which is used in the therapy of fistula in the Ayurvedic medicinal system, euphol, 3,12-di-O-acetyl-8-O-benzoylingol, 3,12-di-O-acetyl-8-O-tigloylingol, curcumin, p-coumaroylferuloylmethane and di-p-courmaroylmethane were isolated and characterized. In addition, GLC and GC/MS confirmed the presence of euphol, antiquol B, cycloeucalenol and 24-methylene cycloartanol in the thread.