Ecliptasaponin D is a triterpenoid glucoside isolated from Eclipta alba (L.) Hassk which is the aerial part of Eclipta prostrate. Eclipta prostrate is considered as a nourishing herbal medicine with pleiotropic effects, including anti-inflammatory, hepatoprotective, antioxidant and immunomodulatory[1,2].
[1]. Zhang M, et al. [Isolation and identification of ecliptasaponin D from Eclipta alba (L.) Hassk]. Yao Xue Xue Bao. 1997 Aug;32(8):633-4. [2]. You XY, et al. Preventive effects of Ecliptae Herba extract and its component, ecliptasaponin A, on bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis in mice. J Ethnopharmacol. 2015 Dec 4;175:172-80.
















