These drugs contain the hydroquinone-β-O-glucoside arbutin as their major compound, as well as small amounts of methyl-, 2-O-galloyl-arbutin, picein and free hydroquinone. Polyphenols (predominant, > 15%), galloyl esters of glucose (e.g. Uvae ursi folium) and ellagtannins are also present. Other plant constituents such as flavonoids, coumarins and phenol carboxylic acids can be used to identify and characterize the “arbytin drugs”.
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(1996). Drugs Containing Arbutin, Salicin and Salicoyl Derivatives. In: Plant Drug Analysis. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-00574-9_9
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