plumbagin

Japanese: plumbagin
plumbagin

… Many quinones are found in nature. Benzoquinone derivatives include fumigatin, which has antibacterial properties, embelin, which has anthelmintic properties, and atromentin, a mushroom pigment. Naphthoquinones include plumbagin, an active ingredient in the extract (considered to be a disinfectant) obtained from the roots of plants in the genus Bougainvillea, vitamin K, and echinochrome A, which is found in sea urchin eggs. Anthraquinones include alizarin, a dye that has been used since ancient times along with indigo. (Chemical formula) [Okazaki Renji]. …

From [Blueberry]

...Closely related species include the red-flowered Pine ( P. indica L.), native to India and Southeast Asia, and the white-flowered Pine (P. zeylanica L.), which are cultivated for decorative purposes like the Blue Pine. The roots and bark of these species contain the orange-yellow plumbagin, which is used as a folk medicine in India and China. They are easy to cultivate and prefer sunny areas.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "plumbagin" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… 天然には,多数のキノン類が見いだされる。ベンゾキノン誘導体としては,抗菌性をもつフミガチンfumigatin,駆虫性のあるエンベリンembelin,キノコの色素であるアトロメンチンatromentinなど,ナフトキノン系としては,ルリマツリ属の植物の根から得られるエキス(消毒剤とされる)の有効成分であるプルンバギンplumbagin,ビタミンK,ウニの卵に含まれるエキノクロムAechinochrome A,アントラキノン系としては,藍とともに昔から用いられている染料であるアリザリンなどがある。(化学式)【岡崎 廉治】。…

【ルリマツリ】より

…近縁種には赤い花をつけるインドから東南アジア原産のアカマツリP.indica L.や,白い花をつけるインドマツリP.zeylanica L.などがあり,ルリマツリと同じように観賞用に栽植される。またこれらの種の根や樹皮には橙黄色のプルンバギンplumbaginを含有し,インドや中国では民間薬として利用される。栽培は容易で,日当りを好む。…

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