毛喉鞘蕊花Coleus forskohlii的根具有降压和解痉作用,从其苯提取物中分得拉巴丹型二萜成分,包括毛喉萜(forskolin),毛喉萜是青光眼、充血性心肌病和哮喘的重要诊断药物。其水蒸汽蒸馏物中还含有单萜和倍半萜类化合物。作者曾报道从其根提取物中分得咖啡酸和一种新的单萜甙鞘蕊花甙(coleo-side),最近又发现了另一种甙,命名为鞘蕊花甙B(cloeoside B) The root of Coleus forskohlii has the antihypertensive and antispasmodic effect of scavenging benzodiazepine diterpene from its benzene extract, including forskolin, which is glaucoma, congestive cardiomyopathy, and An important diagnostic drug for asthma. Its steam distillation also contains monoterpenes and sesquiterpenoids. The authors have reported on caffeic acid and a new coleo-side from its root extract, and recently discovered another species, named cloeoside B (cloeoside B). )