The Alkaloids of Heliotropium europaeum L.. I. Heliotrine and Lasiocarpine

Abstract
The chief crystalline bases of Heliotropium europaeum L. are heliotrine and lasiocarpine. Three other bases are present, one in major amount, as also are the N-oxides of all five alkaloids. A method of assay has been developed, based on partition chromatography, which permits the estimation of each of the 10 constituents in plant material.