Planta Medica, Table of Contents Planta Med 1981; 41(3): 244-251DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-971710 Research Articles © Hippokrates Verlag Stuttgart Über ein neues antiphlogistisches Wirkprinzip aus Sabal serrulata I A New Antiphlogistic Principle from Sabal serrulata, IH. Wagner, H. Flachsbarth Institut für pharmazeutische Arzneimittellehre der Universität München, Bundesrepublik Deutschland Recommend Article Abstract PDF Download Buy Article Abstract From the water extract of the fruits of Sabal serrulata ROEM. et SCHULT. (Serenoa repens [BART.] SMALL.) an acidic polysaccharide with a high antiphlogistic activity has been isolated by precipitation methods, ultrafiltration and chromatographic fractionation on dextran-, agarose-and polyacrylamide gel. The polysaccharide has an average m. w. of 100000 and contains as main sugar components galactose (38.4%), arabinose (18.7%) and uronic acid (14%). Key Word Index Sabal serrulata (Serenoarepens) - Palmae - Acidic Polysaccharide - Structure Analysis - Antiphlogistic Activity - Rat Paw Oedema Inhibition PDF (360 kb)