Amyrin alpha

Aleurites fordii Hemsl. You Tong (Candlenut) (fruit, aerial part, seed) Saponin, alpha-elaeo stearic, oleic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid, tannins, phytosterols, n-hentriacontane, alpha-amyrin, beta-amyrin, stigmasterol, beta-sitosterolm, campesterol.50-219 Analgesic activity. Treat anemia, atrophy, edema, vermicide, oil (toxic internally) for parasitic skin diseases. 

Alnus japonica (Thunb.) Steudel A. japonica (Thunb.) Steudel var. koreana Callier Ce Yan (Japanese alder) (leaf, bark) Alpha-amyrin, betulinic acid, glutin-5-en-3-ol, heptacosane, lupenone, taraxerol.48-50 Antitumor. 

Cirsium chinense Gardn. et Champ. C. japonicum DC Chinese Ji Da Ji (Thistle) (leaf, stem) Alpha-amyrin, beta-amyrin, beta-sitosterol, stigmasterol, taraxsteryl acetate, inulin, labenzyme, pcctolinarin.50 60 Hemostat, diuretic, treat intestinal bleeding caused by ulcers, externally for abscesses and scabies. 

Pedicularis resupinata L. P. resupinata L. f. pubescens Kom. P. resupinata L. f. ramosa Kom. Ma Xian Gao (Lousewort) (whole plant) Alpha-amyrin, beta-amyrin, betulinic acid, cholesterol, kaempferol.50-218 Used in fever, leucorrhea, rheumatism, sterility, urinary difficulties, anti-inflammation, dryness of the mouth, tongue, and tinnitus. 

Sambucus formosana Nakai Hu Gu Xiao (Leaf) Alpha-amyrin palmitate.56 Detoxicant, stop swelling, diuretic, relieve pain. 

Subarnas A, Tadano T, Kisara K, Ohizumi Y. (1993c). An alpha-adrenoceptor-mediated mechanism of hypoactivity induced by beta-amyrin palmitate. J Pharm Pharmacol. 45(11) 1006-8. 

Eclipta erecta L. Mo Han Lian (Eclipta) (aerial part) Essential oils, tannic acid, saponin, wedolactone, nicotine, ecliptine, demethylwedolactone, alpha-tertiary methanol, stigmasterol, beta-amyrin.33-450 Hemostatic effect, antimyotoxic, antihemorrhagic. 

Euphorbia antiquorum L. Huo Yu Jin (Fleshy spurge) (whole plant) Friedelaun-3-ol, alpha-taraxerol, beta-amyrin, cycloarternol, euphol, alpha-euphorbol.33 Diuretic. 

There are several natural non-combustion sources of PAHs. A study in 1980 by Wakeham [43] concluded that phenanthrene could be created by the dehydrogenation of steroids, retene could be produced by the diagenesis of abietic acid, and alkyl chrysenes could form from the degradation of the pentacyclic triterpenes alpha- and beta-amyrin, which are components of higher plant waxes. In this section we will look at the natural non-combustion sources of retene and perylene and how these sources might impact the Great Lakes. 

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