Department of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry Faculty of Pharmacy, Jamia Hamdard New Delhi - 110 062, India.
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https://doi.org/10.53879/id.49.05.p0035
ABSTRACT
Swertia tetragona Edgew (Gentianaceae) is a Himalayan herb used as a substitute for S. chirayita.Phytochemical investigation of its aerial parts yielded pregn-4-en-3?-ol, 1-methoxy-4, 5-dihydroxy-7-methyl xanthone and stigmasterol characterized on the basis of spectral data analysis.