CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS AND THEIR USE AS THERAPEUTIC AGENT AND MEANS OF QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF HERBAL MEDICINES

摘要

Two novel benzofuran glycosides, named psoralenoide and isopsoralenoide, isolated and purified from the seeds of Psoralea corylifolia. The compounds are useful as therapeutic agents for diseases defined under TCM and as a more accurately means of quality control and assessment for Psoralea corylifolia, an important herbs used in TCM.