Review Article

Health-Promoting Properties of Eucommia ulmoides: A Review

Table 1

Compounds isolated from various parts of Eucommia ulmoides.

CategoryCompoundsReferences

Bark of Eucommia ulmoides

Lignans(+)-1-Hydroxypinoresinol-4′,4′′-di-O-β-D-glucopyranoside[35]
(+)-1-Hydroxypinoresinol-4′-O-β-D-glucopyranoside [36]
(+)-1-Hydroxypinoresinol-4′′-O-β-D-glucopyranoside [36]
(+)-Epipinoresinol [37]
(+)-l-Hydroxypinoresinol [37]
(+)-Medioresinol [37]
(+)-Medioresinol-di-O-β-D-glucopyranoside [38]
(+)-Pinoresinol [37]
(+)-Pinoresinol-4′-O-β-D-glucopyranoside [38]
(+)-Pinoresinol-di-O-β-D-glucopyranoside [39]
(+)-Pinoresinol-4-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl(1–6)-β-D-glucopyranoside [40]
(+)-Syringaresinol [37]
(+)-Syringaresinol-O-β-D-glucopyranoside [35]
Eucommin A (+)-medioresinol-4′-β-D-glucopyranoside [35]
Liriodendrin (+)-syringaresinol-di-O-β-D-glucopyranoside [38]

Phenolics Astragalin [11, 41]
Isoquercetin [11, 42]
Quercetin [41]
Quercetin-3-O-galactoside (hyperin) [41]
Quercetin-3-O-xyloglucoside [42]
Rutin [1124]
Wogonside [43]
(−)-Epieateehin [24]
(±)-Threo-guaiacyl glycerol [36]
Caffeic acid [44]
Catechin [24]
Chlorogenic acid [11, 24]
Coniferol [37]
Erythro-guaiacylglycerol-β-coniferyl aldehyde ether [37]
Eucophenoside [45]
Methyl chlorogenate [37]
Protocatechuic acid [46]
Threo-guaiacylglycerol-β-coniferyl aldehyde ether [37]
Vanillic acid [47]

IridoidsDeoxyeucommiol [48]
Eucommiol-II [48]
Eucommiside-I [48]
Genipin [37]
Geniposide [48]
Geniposidic acid [11, 48]

Monoepoxylignans
(−)-Olivil-4′,4′′-di-O-β-D-glucopyranoside [35]
(+)-Cycloolivil [36]
(+)-Olivil [36]
(+)-Olivil-4′-O-β-D-glucopyranoside [36, 49]
(+)-Olivil-4′′-O-β-D-glucopyranoside [36]

NeolignansCitrusin B [50]
Dehydrodiconiferylalcohol-4,γ′-di-O-β-D-glucopyranoside [50]
Dihydroxydehydrodiconiferyl alcohol [37]
Erythro-dihydroxydehydrodiconiferyl alcohol [37]
Threo-dihydroxydehydrodiconiferyl alcohol [37]

Sesquilignans (−)-HedyotolC-4′,4′′′-di-O-β-D-glucopyranoside [48]
Syringylglycerol-β-syringaresinol ether-4′′-4′′′-O-β-D-glucopyranoside [50]
Syringylglycerol-β-syringaresinol ether-4′′-4′′′-O-β-D-glucopyranoside [50]

Steroid and terpenoid1,4α,5,7α-Tetrahydro-7-hydroxymethyl-cyclopenta[c]pyran-4-carboxylicmethyl ester [19]
Betalin [47]
Betulic acid [47]
Daucosterol [51]
Eucommidiol [19]
Rehmaglutin C [19]
Ursolic acid [47]

Others(αR)-α,4,2′,4′-Tetrahydroxydihydrochalcone [43]
(αR)-α-O-β-D-Glucopyranosyl-4,2′,4′-trihydroxydihyd [43]
4,2′,4′-Trihydroxychalcone[43]
Eucomman A [52]
Eucomman B [23]
n-Oetaeosanoic acid [24]
Quercetin-3-O-α-L-arabinopyranosyl-(1-2)-β-D-glucopyranoside [53, 54]
Tetraeosanoie-2,3-dihydroxypropyl ester [24]

Leaves of Eucommia ulmoides

PhenolicsAstragalin [11, 41]
Hirsutin [17]
Isoquercetin [11, 42]
Kaempferol [17]
Kaempferol-3-O-6′′-acetyl-glucoside [55]
Kaempferol-3-O-rutinoside [11]
Quercetin-3-O-α-L-arabinopyranosyl-(1-2)-β-D-glucopyranoside [53, 54, 56]
Rutin [11, 24]
Ajugoside [57]
Asperuloside [11]
Asperulosidic acid [58]
Aueubin or aueuboside [57]
Deacetyl asperulosidic acid [58]
Eucommiol [57]
Eucommioside [59]
Eucomoside A [11]
Eucomoside B [11]
Eucomoside C [11]
Geniposidic acid [11, 36]
Harpagide acetate [57]
Reptoside [57]
Scandoside-10-O-acetate [11]
Ulmoside [59, 60]
3-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl) propionic acid [60]
3(3-Hydroxyphenyl-propionic acid) [60]
3,4-Dihydrobenzonic acid [17]
Caffeic acid [37, 61]
Chlorogenic acid methylester [62]
Eatechol [60]
Isochlorogenic acid A [42]
Isochlorogenic acid C [42]
p-trans-Coumaric acid [58]
Pyrogallol [58]

Monoepoxylignans(+)-Olivil-4′-O-β-D-glucopyranoside [36, 49]

Steroid and terpenoidLoliolide [18]
Ulmoidol [63]

OthersEthyl glucopyranoside [21]

Seeds of Eucommia ulmoides

IridoidsUlmoidoside A [64]
Ulmoidoside B [64]
Ulmoidoside C [64]
Ulmoidoside D [64]

PhenolicsDihydrocaffeic acid [64]

Stems of Eucommia ulmoides

PhenolicsConiferin [44]
Koaburaside [44]
Syringin [44]