This useful solution refers to a procedure for isolating and purifying the compound kaempterol-3-O-rhamnoside from the
bark of the medicinal tree Schima wallichii (DC.) Korth., which exhibits cytotoxic activity against HL-60
leukemia cells. The process according to the solution includes the following steps: a) preparing the
raw material from the
bark of the medicinal
plant *
Euphorbia hirta*; b) extracting the powdered
raw material with 70%
ethanol to obtain the
ethanol extract labeled VT-E; c) dissolving the VT-E extract in hot water to obtain a liquid mixture; d) partition extraction with n-
hexane to obtain the n-
hexane extract labeled VT-H; e) partition extraction with
dichloromethane to obtain the
dichloromethane extract labeled VT-DCM; f) partition extraction with
ethyl acetate to obtain the
ethyl acetate extract labeled VT-EA. g) Isolating the fraction containing
kaempferol-3-O-rhamnoside from the VT-EA extract using
silica gel column chromatography to obtain the fraction labeled VT-EA-6; h) Purifying the VT-EA-6 fraction using
column chromatography to obtain the fraction labeled VT-EA-6-3; i) Purifying the VT-EA-6-3 fraction using
silica gel column chromatography to obtain the
kaempferol-3-O-rhamnoside compound with formula (1). The compound
kaempferol-3-O-rhamnoside obtained by the utility solution procedure exhibited significant cytotoxic activity against HL60
leukemia cell line under
in vitro conditions.