Isolation of phytochemical constituents from hunteria umbellata k. Schum

Abstract

Hunteria umbellata K. Schum has been reported for the treatment of diabetes in Nigeria. In the present study, the ethanolic extract of dried leaves of Hunteria umbellata K. Schum was investigated for the chemical principles. The isolated pure compounds were characterized by NMR, IR and Mass spectral studies. Ursolic acid (1), oleanolic acid (2) and squalene (3) were the main constituents isolated from the extract.