Peucedanum japonicum Thunb

Peucedanum japonicum Thunb. P. praeruptorum L. P rubricaule Shan et Shch. Fang Kui (root) Nodakenetin, nodakenin, decursidin, umbelliferone, pencordin, qianhucocumarin, rubricauloside.33-247 Antitussive, expectorant. 

Fankui and Landu were recorded on the original drug catalogue of Shosoin UtR), but now they are lost. Landu is the root of euphobiaceous plant, Stella chamajasme L. The original plant of Fankui is not certain, but may be Peucedanum japonicum Thunb. (Umbelliferae). 

Hata, K., M. Kozawa, Y. Ikeshiro, and K.-Y. Yen New Coumarins Isolated from the Root of Peucedanum formosanum Hayata and Peucedanum japonicum Thunb. Yakugaku Zasshi 88, 513 (1968) Chem. Abs. 69, 96521 (1968). 

There are increasing much attention and interest in natural antioxidant, one of the most important nutraceuticals, not only for food preservation but for the prevention of numerous diseases such as atherosclerosis, diabetes and cancer, induced by oxidative stress (/). Our group has been engaging in isolation and structure elucidation of efficient antioxidants from natural resources, particularly from tropical spices and herbs (2-5). Recently we have focused on the subtropical plants, which grow in Yaeyama Islands, Okinawa, die southernmost part of Japan. Okinawa is well known as the island frmous for world s highest longevity. The plants used in this study are Peucedanum japonicum Thunb... 

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