Iridoids from Stachys byzantina K. Koch (Lamb's Ears) and Stachys germanica L. (Downy Woundwort)

Abstract

Iridoids are a class of secondary metabolites found in a wide variety of plants. Iridoids are typically found in plants as glycosides, most often found to glucose. The genus Stachys L. is one of the largest genera of the Lamiaceae family, containing iridoids.

Keywords

• stachys germanica
• stachys byzantina
• iridoids
• harpagide
• aucubin
• ajugoside
• harpagoside