CONSTITUENTS OF EGYPTIAN EUPHORBIACEAE IV^* INVESTIGATION OF EUPHORBIA INDICA

Abstract

Chemical investigation of the petroleum ether extract of Euphorbia in die a resulted in the isolation and identification of taraxerol, a hydrocarbon fraction (C₂₉H₆₀,C₃₁H₆₄), an alcohol fraction (octacosanol and other homologes) and a sterol fraction (β–sitosterol, stigmasterol and campesterol).