Alpinumisoflavone is a

pyranoisoflavone The pyranoflavonoids are a type of flavonoids possessing a pyran group. Cyclocommunin is another natural pyranoflavonoid. Pyranoanthocyanins Pyranoisoflavones * Alpinumisoflavone Alpinumisoflavone is a pyranoisoflavone, a type of isoflavone ...

, a type of isoflavone. It can be found in the bark of ''

Rinorea welwitschii ''Rinorea welwitschii'' is a plant species in the genus ''Rinorea ''Rinorea'' is a genus of plant in family Violaceae. Species include: * '' Rinorea abbreviata'' G. Achoundong & J.J. Bos * '' Rinorea acommanthera'' Gagnep. * ''Rinorea antioq ...

''. It can also be found in the

molluscicide Molluscicides () – also known as snail baits, snail pellets, or slug pellets – are pesticides against molluscs, which are usually used in agriculture or gardening, in order to control gastropod pests specifically slugs and snails which damag ...

plant '' Millettia thonningii'' and is thought to be an

antischistosomal Schistosomiasis, also known as snail fever, bilharzia, and Katayama fever, is a disease caused by parasitic flatworms called schistosomes. The urinary tract or the intestines may be infected. Symptoms include abdominal pain, diarrhea, bloody ...

agent since it has been shown to kill the snails which transmit the schistosomiasis and also the larvae of the parasite itself.Aqueous degradation of isoflavonoids in an extract of Millettia thonningii (Leguminosae) which is larvicidal towards schistosomes. Perrett S. and Whitfield P. J., PTR. Phytotherapy, 1995, vol. 9, no6, pp. 401-404
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