Estudio fitoquímico de la especie Hibiscus elatus S.W.

a preliminary phytochemical study of hibiscus elatus species was undertaken. a phytochemical sieving of fresch dry material made it possible to obtain positive results for mucilages, reducing substances, anthocyamins, aminoacids, tanines and flavonoids. anthocyamines were determined to be affected during dryng process. for carry ing uot the chemical study, the plant was mecrated into 4 solvents (a, b, c and d fractions). taking a and b fractions as a basis, product he1 was isolated and analyzed by ultra - violet, infrared, nuclear magnetic resonance, proton and carbon 13 spectroscopies as well as special techniques and mass spectrometry. this resulted in the identification of this product as gossypitrin flavonoid. fraction c was fractioned by silicagel absorption - desorption methods which allowed us to detec rutin and quercetin. the identified flavonoids are reported for the first time in this species.