| Rhaphidophora decursiva | |
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| Rhaphidophora decursiva | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Genus: | Rhaphidophora |
| Species: | R. decursiva |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhaphidophora decursiva | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
Rhaphidophora decursiva [2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae. It is native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, and Indochina. [1] [3]
Six compounds extracted from the dried leaves and stems of Rhaphidophora decursiva have been shown to possess activity against one malarial parasite, Plasmodium falciparum . Polysyphorin and rhaphidecurperoxin showed the strongest antimalarial activity, while rhaphidecursinol A, rhaphidecursinol B, grandisin, and epigrandisin were less active. Rhaphidecursinol A and rhaphidecursinol B were determined to be neolignans, a major class of phytoestrogens, while rhaphidecurperoxin is a new benzoperoxide. [4]
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