Hintonia latiflora explained

Hintonia latiflora is a plant species in the genus Hintonia.^[1]

Hintonia latiflora contains the neoflavonoid coutareagenin (5-hydroxy-7-methoxy-4-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2H-benzo-1-pyran-2-ol), an antidiabetic active substance.^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. http://data.gbif.org/species/14248597 Hintonia on data.gbif.org
2. http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=1285556 Effects of the neoflavonoid coutareagenin, one of the antidiabetic active substances of Hintonia latiflora, on streptozotocin-induced diabetes mellitus in rats. Korec R., Sensch K. H., Zoukas T., Symposium der Paul-Martini-Stiftung in Verbindung mit der Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur, Mainz, Germany (12/11/1999) 2000, vol. 50, no 2, pp. 189-224 (33 ref.), pp. 122-128
3. http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/15z4w0f3?display=all Garcia, Michael. (2010). A Folk Remedy for NIDDM: Evidence of Antihyperglycemic Effects of H. Latiflora. UC Los Angeles: Department of Biological Chemistry, UCLA, David Geffen School of Medicine.