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Apigenin, acacetin and a new flavone glycoside, characterised as the methyl ester of acacetin-7-0-glucuronide have been isolated from the flowers of Clerodendron infortunatum.

The structures of the FUMARIA INDICA alkaloids narceimine and narlumidine, earlier proposed by us, have been substantiated by further chemical reactions and characterisation of chemical transformation products. Isolation and characterisation of two naturally occurring alkaloid salts, protopine nitrate and tetrahydrocoptisine hydrochloride, along with (+)-adlumidine, norsanguinarine and an uncharacterised alkaloid, C (20)H (17)NO (6) (M (+) 367), mp 250-251 degrees C, from the same plant are also reported.