Studies on Insecticidal Plants: Chemical Examination of the Leaves of Capparis sepiaria

From the leaves of\( Capparis\) \(sepiaria,\) four pentacyclic triterpene alcohols, viz., α-amyrin, β-amyrin, taraxasterol and erythrodiol, characterised as their crystalline acetates, have been isolated besides a liberal amount of β-Sitosterol. The occurrence of taraxasterol and erythrodiol is reported for the first time in a. \(Capparis\) specie