Abstract
The molluscicidal and fungicidal properties of Diospyros usambarensis root bark have been attributed to the naphthoquinone 7-methyljuglone. In addition,
the dimeric naphthoquinones isodiospyrin and mamegakinone and 2 artefacts, 2-methoxy-
and 3-methoxy-7-methyljuglone have been isolated.
1 Part 1 of the series “Phytochemistry of African Medicinal Plants”