1966 年 86 巻 12 号 p. 1132-1137
A thin-layer and gas-liquid chromatographic study has been carried out on the chemical constitutents of Bupleurum spp. Presence of three main saponins, named saikosides Ia, IB (Ib'), and II, was found in the methanolic extracts of Bupleurum spp. The chemotaxonomical differentiation of Bupleurum falcatum, B. longeradiatum, B. nipponicum var. yesoense, and B. triradiatum var. alpinum was discussed.