紅杉醇
紅杉醇（Sequoyitol，西曲依醇）是肌醇的甲基衍生物，常被用於治療糖尿病[1][2][3]。
- 《本草推陳》(1960)記載，紫杉具有通經、利尿，治腎臟病、糖尿病等功用，梁敬鈺等人(1996)發現紫杉對於降低血糖的有效成分為紅杉醇。
註釋
- ^ Hypoglycemic and Antiplatelet Constituents of Taxus mairei，郭代璜等人，中華藥學雜誌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.
- ^ 紅杉醇在植物種類中的分佈，王音音、李桂峰、王亭，今日藥學2008;17(1)。
- ^ 紅豆杉（Taxus Chinensis）植物替代資源的調查研究，動物營養與飼料科學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.
- ^ 中華人民共和國專利200710028333.5：A Method for a Sequoyitol-Containing Extract Obtaining from the Genus of Trifolium, Soybean and Ginkgo Biloba and use thereof.