Wong Sui Ming. / Thesis (M.Ph.)--Chinese University of Hongkong, 1979. / Bibliography: leaves 131-138. / Chapter CHAPTER I --- Introduction: / Chapter I --- Aim of study --- p.1 / Chapter II --- Plan of study --- p.1 / Chapter CHAPTER II --- Phytochemical Screening / Chapter I --- Literature review --- p.5 / Chapter II --- Experimental --- p.14 / Chapter III --- Results / Chapter (A) --- Screening for saponin and sterol --- p.15 / Chapter (B) --- Screening for tannin and polyphenol / Chapter (C) --- Screening for anthraquinone --- p.16 / Chapter (D) --- Screening for flavonoid and leucoanthocyanin / Chapter (E) --- Screening for cardenolide and bufadienolide / Chapter (F) --- Screening for cyanogenic glycoside / Chapter (G) --- Screening for alkaloid --- p.18 / Chapter IV --- Conclusion --- p.19 / Chapter CHAPTER III --- Introduction to Anthraquinone & Triterpenoid / Chapter I --- Biogenesis --- p.20 / Chapter II --- Anthraquinone / Chapter (A) --- Introduction --- p.23 / Chapter (B) --- Biogenesis --- p.25 / Chapter (C) --- Properties --- p.28 / Chapter (D) --- Spectrometry --- p.33 / Chapter (E) --- Chromatography --- p.39 / Chapter III --- Triterpenoid --- p.42 / Chapter (A) --- Pentacyclic triterpenoid --- p.44 / Chapter (B) --- General properties --- p.47 / Chapter (C) --- IR Spectra --- p.48 / Chapter (D) --- PMR Spectra --- p.50 / Chapter (E) --- Mass Spectra --- p.56 / Chapter CHAPTER IV --- Structural Elucidation / Chapter I --- Separation Scheme --- p.63 / Chapter II --- Results and Discussions --- p.66 / Chapter (A) --- "Hydroxyanthrac,_uinone" / Chapter (i) --- Chrysophanol (Hl) --- p.69 / Chapter (ii) --- Physicon (H2) --- p.82 / Chapter (B) --- Triterpenoid / Chapter (i) --- Sophoradiol (T1) --- p.90 / Chapter (ii) --- Soyasapogenol-(B) (T0) --- p.106 / Chapter (C) --- Analysis of sugars --- p.119 / Chapter III --- Experimental --- p.120 / REFERENCES --- p.131