==Chemical Composition==
Seed contains anthraquinonesIn commercial extracts,namely; (aurantio-obtusinwhen the plant is hydrolyzed it yields lupeol, chryso-obtusinspinasterol,obtusinacacic acid, chrysoobtusin-2-O-beta-glucosidelactone,physcionand the natural sugars glucose,emodinarabinose and rhamnose. It also contains hexacosanol,chrysophanolspinasterone,obtusifolinoxalic acid,obtusifolin-2-O-beta-D-glucosidetartaric acid, alaternin 2-O-β-Dglucopyranoside)15citric acid, brassinosteroids(brassinolidesuccinic acid, castasterone, typhasterol,teasteroneascorbic acid, and 28-norcastasterone), andmonoglycerides (monopalmitin andmonoolein)16the alkaloids calyctomine and nicotine. Phenolic glycosides such asrubrofusarin triglucoside, nor-rubrofusaringentiobioside, demethylflavasperonegentiobioside, torachrysone gentiobioside,torachrysone tetraglucoside and torachrysoneapioglucoside were also isolated 17<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
