Rhoifolin is a chemical compound. It is first isolated from plant ''
Rhus succedanea
''Toxicodendron succedaneum'', the wax tree, Japanese Hazenoki tree (Sumac or wax tree), sơn in Vietnam or charão in Portuguese, is a flowering plant species in the genus '' Toxicodendron'' found in Asia, although it has been planted elsewhere ...
''. The term "Rhoi" derived from generic name of plant Rhus. It is a
flavone
Flavone is an organic compound with the formula . A white solid, flavone is a derivative of chromone with a phenyl (Ph) substituent adjacent to the ether group. The compound is of little direct practical importance, but susbstituted derivatives, t ...
, a type of flavonoid isolated from ''
Boehmeria nivea
Ramie (pronounced: , ; from Malay ) is a flowering plant in the nettle family Urticaceae, native to eastern Asia. It is a herbaceous perennial growing to tall; '', China grass or ramie (leaf), from ''
Citrus limon
The lemon (''Citrus limon'') is a species of small evergreen trees in the flowering plant family Rutaceae, native to Asia, primarily Northeast India (Assam), Northern Myanmar or China.
The tree's ellipsoidal yellow fruit is used for culina ...
'', Canton lemon (leaf), from ''Citrus x aurantium'', the bigarade or bitter orange (plant), from ''
Citrus x paradisi'', the grapefruit (leaf), from ''
Ononis campestris
''Ononis'' is a large genus of perennial herbs and shrubs from the legume family Fabaceae. The members of this genus are often called restharrows as some species grow as weeds on arable lands whose tough stems would stop the harrow. They are n ...
'', the
cammock
''Ononis spinosa'' is a plant belonging to the family Fabaceae, that is commonly known as spiny restharrow or just restharrow. It is found throughout much of Europe including Britain, but seldom as far north as Scotland.
Description
Spiny resth ...
(shoot) and from ''Sabal serratula'', the
serenoa
''Serenoa repens'', commonly known as saw palmetto, is the sole species currently classified in the genus ''Serenoa''. It is a small palm, growing to a maximum height around . It is endemic to the subtropical and tropical Southeastern United S ...
or sabal fruit (plant).
Rhoifolin on Liber Herbarum Minor
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References
Flavone glycosides
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