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The major flavonoid of Dodonaea angustifolia.

van Heerden FR, Viljoen AM, van Wyk BE.

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Rand Afrikaans University, P.O. Box 524, Auckland Park, Johannesburg 2006, South Africa. frvh@na.rau.ac.za

The major leaf flavonoid of Dodonaea angustifolia, an important South African traditional medicine, has been identified as 5,7,4'-trihydroxy-3,6-dimethoxyflavone (1).