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flavone

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flavonoid

 or flavone

Organic compound, any member of a class of biological pigments containing no nitrogen that are found in many plants. They include anthoxanthins, which give yellow colours, often to flower petals, and anthocyanins, largely responsible for the red colouring of buds and young shoots and the purple and purple-red colours of autumn leaves. Their biological function is unknown; they may attract pollinators and seed dispersers.

flavone [′fla‚vōn]
(biochemistry)
Any of a number of ketones composing a class of flavonoid compounds.
C15H10O2A colorless crystalline compound occurring as dust on the surface of many primrose plants.
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Horsetail also possesses a weak diuretic effect, which is most notably due to the equisetonin and the flavone glycosides.
Strengthen Your Bones with Natural Horsetail by Darrell Miller / Food/cooking/nutrition community
The best studied of these is the flavone 5,7,4"-trihydroxy-8-methoxyflavone (Nagai 1990, 1995) which is closely related to baicalin and baicalein and found in roots of the popular Chinese herb baical skullcap (Scutellaria baicalensis) as well as aerial parts of the well known European skullcap (Scutellaria lateriflora).
Phytotherapy in an influenza pandemic by Rasmussen, Phil / Australian Journal of Medical Herbalism
Forty-two patients with chronic, treatment-resistant schizophrenia who were maintained on optimal doses of clozapine were randomly assigned to receive 120 mg per day of Ginkgo biloba extract (ginkgo; standardized to contain 24% flavone glycosides and 6% terpene lactones) or placebo in addition to clozapine for 12 weeks.
Ginkgo biloba extract for treatment-resistant schizophrenia by Gaby, Alan R. / Townsend Letter
 
 
 
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