Swertia punicea is a species of flowering plant in the family Gentianaceae.
The xanthonoids methylswertianin and bellidifolin can be isolated from S. punicea.
References
"Swertia punicea Hemsl". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved November 17, 2024. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:371053-1 ↩
"Swertia punicea Hemsl". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved November 17, 2024. https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/53JWG ↩
Anti-diabetic effect of methylswertianin and bellidifolin from Swertia punicea Hemsl. and its potential mechanism. L.-Y. Tian, X. Bai, X.-H. Chen, J.-B. Fang, S.-H. Liu and J.-C. Chen, Phytomedicine, Volume 17, Issue 7, June 2010, Pages 533-539, doi:10.1016/j.phymed.2009.10.007 /wiki/Doi_(identifier) ↩