Chemical Examination of the Leaves, Stem Bark and Root Bark of Morinda tinctoria Var. Tomentosa

Department of Chemistry, University College, Kakatiya University, Warangal-506 009,

Manuscript received 1 February 1982, revised 29 September 1982, accepted 10 March 1983

The leaves of M. tinctoria var. tomentosa yielded ursolic acid while its stem bark gave alizarin-1-methyl ether, rubiadin and D-mannitol. Anthragallol-2,3-dimethyl ether, soranjidiol and ibericin were obtained from the root bark besides the glycoside 6-prime­veroside of morindone.