PARTE UTILIZADA= Used part: Hojas
ACCIÓN FARMACOLÓGICA= Pharmacological action: cólicos, diarreas, febrífugo, sudorífico.
COMPOSICIÓN QUÍMICA= Chemical composition: A new spirosten delta-lactone saponin, named foliumin, was isolated from the ethanolic extract of the aerial parts of Solanum amygdalifolium and characterized, using NMR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, methylation analysis and specific chemical degradations, as (22S,23R,25R)-3beta,15alpha,23-trihydroxyspirost-5-en-26-one 3-O-[alpha- -rhamnopyranosyl-(1- - >2)]-beta- -glucopyranoside..
ZONA GEOGRÁFICA= Geografical zone: Brasil, Uruguay y N de Argentina.
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2) FERREIRA, F., et al. Foliumin, a spirosten lactone saponin from Solanum amygdalifolium. Phytochemistry. 1994, vol.36, nº6, p.1473-1478.