Daechu alkaloids

Ziziphus jujuba Mill. Z. spinosa Suan Zao or Suan Zao Ren (Jujube, Chinese date) (seed) Saponins, betulinic acid, betulic acid, betulin, jujuboside A, jujuboside B, sanjoinines, daechu alkaloids.133-44-53 For insomnia, neurasthenia, and irritation. 

The methanol extract of zizyphi fructus, that is, the fruits of Zizyphus jujuba, possesses sedative activity. The active principles were identified as nornuciferine and lysicamine. During this investigation a new cyclopeptide alkaloid, daechucyclopeptide-1 (26), was isolated and characterized (33). Sanjoin (seeds of Z. vulgaris var. spinosus) and Daechu (fruits of Z jujuba var. inermis) are traditional Oriental medicines used for the treatment of... 

Sanjoin (seeds of Zizyphus vulgaris var. spinosus) is related to Daechu (fruits of Z. jujuba var. inermis) (34). From the seeds of Z. vulgaris, a new cyclic peptide alkaloid sanjoinenine (60) has been obtained together with sanjoinine B (39), sanjoinine D (61), sanjoinine F (40), and sanjoinine G2... 

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