EXTRACTION OF GALANTHAMINE FROM THE BULBS OF NARCISSUS TAZETA L.

چکیده مقاله

Narcissus tazetais a bulbous plant with extended and thin leaves and fragrant umbrella_like inflorescences. It is form amarillidceae family and its flowers have narcotic and its bulbs have vomiting effect. Its bulbs also contain anti Alzheimer drug galanthamine [1]. The natural habitat of narcissus in Iran is Shiraz and Khuzestan, but it's grown in other areas of the country because of its beautiful and fragrant flowers. The bulbs were collected in autumn from Bam area, and after separating stems, leaves and petals, they were transferred to the laboratory for separation of galanthamine alkaloid. The plant alkaloids were first extracted in n-pentane in neutral alkaline form. Galanthamine was detected in the n-pentane extract using TLC and HPLC methods.