Fumaria vaillantii L. syn Fumaria indica belongs to the family of Fumariaceae (fumitory). Its local name is ‘Parpata’ or ‘Pitpapra’ or ‘Parpatakam. It is found in India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Central Asia, North Dakota and Colorado. Fumaria plants have been traditionally used against various diseases. In the present study, a review has been done on Fumaria vaillantii Loisel. extensively for tr...

A novel isoquinolinone alkaloid, iseluxine (1), has been isolated from the epigeal parts of Iseia luxurians (MORIC.) O'DONELL (Convolvulaceae), a climber indigenous to the tropical Americas. Structural elucidation was achieved by HRMS, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, and HMBC spectroscopy. N- and/or O-methyl derivatives of 1 are already known from certain Magnoliidae families, e.g., the Fumariaceae, the Laura...