PYRROLIZIDINE ALKALOIDS, FLAVONOIDS AND VOLATILE COMPOUNDS IN THE GENUS EUPATORIUM - EUPATORIUM-CANNABINUM L, AN ANCIENT DRUG WITH NEW PERSPECTIVES

Within the scope of a study of antitumour compounds in higher plants a survey is given concerning the presence of pyrrolizidine alkaloids, flavonoids and volatile compounds inEupatorium species. Preliminary results of a phytochemical study of these compounds inE. cannabinum are also presented.