Compound Monograph

Phenylpropanoid glycosides

A class of water-soluble plant compounds (also called phenylethanoid glycosides) pairing a phenylpropanoid acid and a sugar, exemplified by verbascoside. Common in mint-family and Amazonian herbs and noted for antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity.

Classification

Phenylpropanoid glycosides are phenylpropanoids, part of the phenolics class. Antioxidant compounds built around one or more phenol rings — the flavonoids, tannins, phenolic acids, coumarins, and pigments behind much of a plant's protective chemistry.

Where Does It Come From? (3)

Phenylpropanoid glycosides are phenylpropanoids, found in Black Horehound, Clavo Huasca and Pau D'Arco.