Bacopa monnieri (L.) is a reputed medicinal herb in traditional system of medicine of India, where it is used as nervine tonic to sharpen intellect and memory. This review discusses chemical characterization of dammarane triterpenoid glycosides which are well accepted for improvement in memory and for potential pharmacological activities. In addition, this review provides information on the chemical composition of specialized metabolites of B. monnieri and in the formulations by different analytical techniques. This comprehensive review covers literature up to 2019 with an emphasis on structural characterization of dammarane triterpenoid glycosides by spectroscopic techniques, chemical composition by analytical methods and pharmacological activities.

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假马齿苋中的达玛烷三萜苷：化学多样性和生物活性的综述


假马齿苋（L.）是印度传统医学体系中著名的草药，被用作神经补品，以提高智力和记忆力。本综述讨论了达玛烷三萜糖苷的化学特征，这些化合物在改善记忆和潜在药理活性方面已被广泛接受。此外，本综述还提供了有关 B. monnieri 专门代谢物的化学成分以及不同分析技术制剂中的信息。这篇综合综述涵盖了截至 2019 年的文献，重点是通过光谱技术对达玛烷三萜糖苷进行结构表征、通过分析方法进行化学成分表征以及药理活性。