Fumaria parviflora Lam. (Fumariaceae) is a traditional medicinal herb chiefly used as a blood, skin and liver related disorder along with several human ailments like abdominal cramps, diarrhea, fever, antidyspeptic, cholagogue, diaphoretic, diuretic, laxative, sedative, tonic and syphilis. Phytochemical investigation of a methanolic extract of the plant of the plant led isolation of six new compounds characterized as 2-hexadecanoxybenzyl alcohol (2), 2-O-β-D-arabinopyranosyloxy-2'-O-β-D-arabinopyranosyl-(8'''-geranilanyl) benzoate (3), n-tetracosanoyl- O-β-D-arabinopyranoside (4), n-tetracosanoyl O-β-D-arabinopyranosyl-(2ʹ→1″)-O-β-D- arabinopyranoside (5), 2,6,7- trihydroxynaphthyl-2-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(6a→1b)-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(6b→1c)-O-β-D-glucuranopyranosyl-(2c→1d)-O-β-D-glucuranopyranosyl-2d-n-octadecanoate (6) and 2-hydroxy benzoic acid-2-O-β-D-arabinopyranosyl-(2a→1b)-O-β-D-arabinopyranosyl-(2b→1c)-O-β-D-arabinopyranosyl-(2c→1d)-O-β-D-glucuranopyranosyl-2d-(2',6',10',14'-tetramethyl)-n-hexadecan-1'-oate (7) along with a known fatty acid n- triacontanoic acid (1). The structural elucidations of the compounds were established on the basis of spectral data analysis and chemical means.
Jameel M, Ali A, Ali M., Identification of new compounds from Fumaria parviflora Lam. J App Pharm Sci, 2017; 7 (04): 053-060.