''Pseuderanthemum carruthersii'', the Carruthers' falseface, is a species of

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in the family Acanthaceae. It is native from the

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Chemical analysis

The Carruthers' falseface is highly used in researches for extracting many chemical compounds. The following chemicals can be found in the plant.

Lignans

* Eudesmin * Magnolin *

Syringaresinol Syringaresinol is a lignan found in ''Castela emoryi'', in ''Prunus mume''. This compound inhibits ''Helicobacter pylori'' motility ''in vitro ''In vitro'' (meaning in glass, or ''in the glass'') studies are performed with microorganisms, c ...

* Episyringaresinol * 1-hydroxysyringaresinol * Pseuderesinol * Pseuderanoside

Triterpenes

* Squalene * Oleanolic acid * Lupeol *

Betulin Betulin is an abundant, naturally occurring triterpene. It is commonly isolated from the bark of birch trees. It forms up to 30% of the dry weight of silver birch bark. It is also found in birch sap. '' Inonotus obliquus'' and red alder also co ...

Betulinic acid Betulinic acid is a naturally occurring pentacyclic triterpenoid which has antiretroviral, antimalarial, and anti-inflammatory properties, as well as a more recently discovered potential as an anticancer agent, by inhibition of topoisomerase. I ...

* Pseuderanic acid

References

carruthersii {{Acanthaceae-stub