J Asian Nat Prod Res. 2001 ; 3(3): 213-7.

Eclalbatin, a triterpene saponin from Eclipta alba.

Upadhyay RK, Pandey MB, Jha RN, Pandey VB.

Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.

From the whole plant of Eclipta alba, a new triterpene saponin, named eclalbatin, together with alpha-amyrin, ursolic acid and oleanolic acid were isolated. The structure of eclalbatin has been established as 3-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-3-beta-hydroxy-olean-12-en-28-oic acid, 28-O-beta-D-arabinopyranoside (1) on the basis of chemical and spectral data.