Rosmarinus officinalis Camosol, Rosemary

Camosol (Fignre 6.4) is a natnrally-occurring phytopolyphenol found in rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis Labiatae). Camosol functions as antioxidant and anticarcinogen. In the recent stndies we have compared the antioxidant activity of camosol and... 

Other abietane derivatives with benzenoid ring C are among the active substances in some well-known medicinal herbs. The parent hydrocarbon (-)-8,l 1,13-abieta-triene occurs in the pine tree Pinus pallasiana (Pinaceae). (+)-Camosolic acid and the 20,7p-lactone (-olide) of its hydroxy-derivative referred to as camosol belong to the bitter substances of the oil of sage from Salvia camosa (Labiatae) and related species. (-)-Rosmanol, a 20,6p-lactone, is an antioxidant isolated from the leaves of rosemary Rosmarinus officinalis (Labiatae), which also contain camosol. 

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