This doctoral dissertation deals with studies on not only phytochemistry and pharmacology of the Chinese medicinal plants, Aralia subcapitata Hoo, but also analytical chemistry and the chemotaxnomy of Aralia. In addition, the chemical and pharmacological research works about Aralia were also reviewed.
Thirty- three (1-33) compounds were isolated from the root bark of Aralia subcapiata Hoo. Their structures were determined by spectroscopic analyses (IR, UV, ~1HNMR, ~(13)CNMR, DEPT, ~1H-~1H COSY, ~(...