cytellin and 1-octacosanol

In this article we briefly review the evidence on the effect of different "natural" products on cholesterolemia. Plant stanols and sterols reduce cholesterol intestinal absorption and decrease total and LDL cholesterol by approximately 10%. Polycosanol is a mixture of saturated alcohols that seem to inhibit cholesterol hepatic synthesis and decrease total and LDL cholesterol by up to 25%. The effects on the cholestorolemia of soy and soluble fiber are modest.

Topics: Dietary Fiber; Fatty Alcohols; Glycine max; Humans; Hypercholesterolemia; Phytosterols; Plant Preparations; Sitosterols

To study on the active components of Nardostachys chinensis Batal, the compounds were isolated and purified by chromatographic methods, with their structures identified by spectral analysis and comparison with published data. 9 compounds were obtained and their structures were identified as acaciin, ursolie acid, octacosanol, kanshone A, nardosinonediol, nardosinone, aristolen-9beta-ol, oleanolic acid and beta-sitosterol. Acaciin, ursolie acid and octacosanol were obtained from Nardostachys chinensis Batal. for the first time. Acaciin and ursolie are the active components of antihiotics and anti-inflammatory.

Topics: Ethanol; Fatty Alcohols; Glycosides; Molecular Structure; Nardostachys; Oleanolic Acid; Plants, Medicinal; Sitosterols