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ZZingiber zerumbet, Zingiber officinale,Zizyphus spina-christi,Zygophyllum coccineum,Zizyphus sativa,Zizyphus mauritiana Lam,Zea mays,Zygophyllum gaetulum.

Zygophyllum gaetulum

Taxonomy: Kingdom : Plantae

Division : Magnoliophyta

Class : Liliopsida

Order : Zygophyllales

, Family : Zygophyllaceae

Genus : Zygophyllum

Species : Z. gaetulum

Chemical Composition:

Bisdesmosidic triterpene saponins, zygophylosides I (1), L (2) and M (3), and three known quinovic acid glycosides 3-beta- O- alpha- L- rhamnopyranosyl- (1-->2)- alpha- L- arabinopyranosyl- (1-->2)- beta -d-glucopyranosylurs-20(21)-en- 28-oic acid 28-O-[beta-D-2-O-sulfonylglucopyranosyl] ester (1), 3 beta-O- [alpha-L- rhamno pyranosyl-(1-->2) -alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl- (1-->2)-beta- D-glucopyra nosyl]urs - 20 (21) -en-28-oic acid 28-O-[beta-D-glucopyranosyl] ester (2), and 3 beta-O- beta- D-qu- inovopyranosyl-27-nor-olean-12-en-28-oic acid 28-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl ester (3).

Part used : Shoot tip

Refrence:

Chemical constituents:

Saponins from Zygophyllum gaetulum. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9461662

Anti-hyperglycemic activity:

Hypoglycaemic response to Zygophyllum gaetulum extracts in patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10363835
Pharmacological studies of two antidiabetic plants: Globularia alypum and Zygophyllum gaetulum.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10709445
The hypoglycemic activity of Zygophyllum gaetulum extracts in alloxan-induced hyperglycemic rats.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10661879