红杉醇
红杉醇（Sequoyitol，西曲依醇）是肌醇的甲基衍生物，常被用于治疗糖尿病[1][2][3]。
- 《本草推陈》(1960)记载，紫杉具有通经、利尿，治肾脏病、糖尿病等功用，梁敬钰等人(1996)发现紫杉对于降低血糖的有效成分为红杉醇。
注释
- ^ Hypoglycemic and Antiplatelet Constituents of Taxus mairei，郭代璜等人，中华药学杂志1994;46(3)。
- ^ Hopoglycemic effects of the wood of Taxus yunnanensis on streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats and its active components, Phytomedicine 2006:109-114.
- ^ Study on the Hypoglycemic Mechanism of Sequoyitol and Inositol Substances, 2010.
- ^ 红杉醇在植物种类中的分布，王音音、李桂峰、王亭，今日药学2008;17(1)。
- ^ 红豆杉（Taxus Chinensis）植物替代资源的调查研究，动物营养与饲料科学2007。
- ^ European Patent Application 02774265.9：A Natural Compound Useful for Treating Diabetes, its preparation and use.
- ^ United States Patent Application 10/531,049：Natural Compound Useful for Treating Diabetes, its preparation and use.
- ^ 中华人民共和国专利200710028333.5：A Method for a Sequoyitol-Containing Extract Obtaining from the Genus of Trifolium, Soybean and Ginkgo Biloba and use thereof.