Investigations on Litseα polyαnthα Juss. Isolation and Identification of Actinodaphnine

From the bark of \(Litsea\) \(polyantha\) Juss. \(\beta\)-sitosterol and actinodaphnine, an aporphine alkaloid, previously isolated from \(Actinodaphne\) \(hookeri\) Meissn, have been reported. The identity was established through UV, IR, NMR and Mass spectral evidences.