Chemical, Pharmacological And Toxicological Studies Of The GutStimulating Principles In The Seeds Of Croton Penduliflorus Hutch

The gut active principles in Croton penduliflorus (CP) seed oil were isolated as white crystals by a bioassay-guided chromatographic separation. The crystals were recovered in '7% w/w yield and identified by physical methods (in, IINMR, CC-MS) as a mixture of palmitic, stearic and arachidic acids in approximately equimolar concentration.