Biologic Activities of Lysimachiae Herba II-Analgesic and antiinflammatory effects of ethyl acetate fraction and a phenyl propanoid component

The methanolic extract of Lysimachiae christinae Herba, which has been used for diuretic, calculi remover and jaundice remedy in oriental countries, was found to possess analgesic and antiinflammatory effect in Freund's complete adjuvant treated rat. From ethyl acetate fraction of the herb a phenyl propanoid isoferulic acid was isolated as an active principle.