广东相思子(Abrus cantoniensis Hance)在中国南方和东南亚地区作为民间药物用于治疗传染性肝炎。据报道,曾分离到红豆碱和胆碱。作者在广东相思子根的甲醇提取物中,鉴定了β-谷甾醇、豆甾醇、鞣质、蒽醌甙和皂甙。并进一步分离和鉴定得一种新的三萜皂甙元,命名为广东相思子三醇(Cantoniensistriol)。此外 Abrus cantoniensis Hance is used as folk medicine in the treatment of infectious hepatitis in South and Southeast Asia. It has been reported that both croton and choline have been isolated. The authors identified β-sitosterol, stigmasterol, tannin, anthraquinone glycosides and saponins in the methanol extract of Acacia confusa in Guangdong Province. A new triterpene sapogenin was isolated and identified as Cantoniensistriol. In addition