FLAVONES IN EXTRACTS OF CIMICIFUGA-RACEMOSA

During the last years Cimicifuga racemosa (L.) Nuttal (Ranunculaceae) has become one of the most important plants in the therapy of gynecolo gical diseases (1). Triterpene glucosides like 27-deoxyactein are char acteristic for the rhizome (2-3). Specific flavonoids are the isoflavo ne formononetine (2) and the falvone kaempferol (4). There is hardly a ny information about these flavonoids in extracts and medicines made f rom the rhizome. In this study the content of flavonoids, especially f ormononetine and kaempferol, is investigated.