Estudo fitoquímico das cascas das raízes de Zanthoxylum rigidum Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd (Rutaceae) Phytochemical study from root barks of Zanthoxylum rigidum Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd (Rutaceae)

Chemical investigation from root barks of Z. rigidum, resulted in the isolation of lupeol, a mixture of steroids campesterol, sitosterol, stigmasterol, sacarose, hesperidin, N-methylatanine and 6-acetonyldihydrochelerythrine. Their structures were established by spectral data analysis. No previous work has been reported on Z. rigidum species