Abstract Dichrostachys cinerea is a potential medicinal plant and it finds numerous uses in ethnomedicine. The root is reported as astringent, anodyne, diuretic and anti-inflammatory. Roots are also used against urinary calculi, renal disorders, vaginitis and rheumatism.
This study was designed to investigate the major flavonoid of Dichrostachys cinerea leave. The flavonoid was extracted with ethanol and the crude extract was purified by a combination of chromatographic techniques where a flavone has been isolated. The structure of this compound has been partially characterized by some spectral tools (UV and 1HNMR).
Keywords Dichrostachys cinerea, Flavone.