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Phytochemical investigation of methanol extract from the whole plants of Patrinia scabiosifolia Fisch. resulted in the isolation of three new triterpenoid saponins (1–3) along with twelve known triterpenoids (4–15). The structures of the new compounds were established as 11α, 12α-epoxy-3-O-β-d-xylopyranosyl-olean-28, 13β-olide (1), 11α, 12α-epoxy-3-O-β-d-xylopyranosyl-(1 → 3)-α-l-rhamnopyranosyl-(1 → 2)-β-d-xylopyranosyl-olean-28, 13β-olide (2), and 3-O-β-d-xylopyranosyl-(1 → 3)-α-l-rhamnopyranosyl-(1 → 2)-β-d-xylopyranosyl oleanolic acid 28-O-β-d-glucopyranoside (3) on the basis of various spectroscopic analyses (including different 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopies and high-resolution electrospray ionization mass spectrometry) and chemical evidences. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article analyzes the fifty-year relationship between Hu Shi and Jiang Tingfu. Hu Shi was a native of Jixi county and Jiang Tingfu of Shaoyang county, China. They were of same age and have undergone similar experiences, although their character and political views were different. Jiang Tingfu first met Hu Shi in 1923 when he had returned from the United States and was hired by Nankai University as a professor of history. They along with others decided to publish a periodical in 1932 called "Independent Review," with Hu Shi as editor-in-chief and Jiang Tingfu as editorial supportive.