''Epimedium wushanense'' , the Wushan fairy wings, is a flowering plant species in the genus ''
Epimedium
''Epimedium'', also known as barrenwort, bishop's hat, fairy wings, horny goat weed, or yin yang huo (), is a genus of flowering plants in the family Berberidaceae. The majority of the species are endemic to China, with smaller numbers elsewhere ...
''.
Chemistry
''E. wushanense'' contains a number of flavanoids. 37 compounds were characterized from the underground and aerial parts of the plant. Among them, 28 compounds were
prenylflavonoids. The predominant flavonoid,
epimedin C, ranged from 1.4 to 5.1% in aerial parts and 1.0 to 2.8% in underground parts. It also contains
wushanicaritin and
wushankaempferol.
Seven flavonoids named
diphylloside A,
epimedoside A,
epimedin C,
icariin
Icariin is a chemical compound classified as a prenylated flavonol glycoside, a type of flavonoid. It is the 8-prenyl derivative of kaempferol 3,7-''O''-diglucoside. The compound has been isolated from several species of plant belonging to the ...
,
epimedoside C
Phellamurin, a flavonoid, is the 7-O-β-D-glucopyranoside, 8-C-prenyl derivative of the flavan-on-ol Aromadendrin, and may be seen as the 7-O-glucoside of noricaritin. Being a flavanonol, it has two stereocenters on the C-ring, so four stereoiso ...
,
icarisoside A,
desmethylanhydroicaritin, as well as
oleanolic acid can be isolated from the roots.
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Plants described in 1975
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