| phenacetin isolated from bursera grandifolia, a herbal remedy with antipyretic properties. | bursera grandifolia and other related species have been used in traditional herbal medicine in mexico and other latin american countries for their analgesic, antipyretic and anti-inflammatory properties. from the chloroform extract of leaves of b. grandifolia, a substance was isolated and identified as phenacetin, a well known compound with widely tested analgesic and antipyretic properties. the structural identity of the compound was elucidated on the basis of chemical and spectroscopic evidenc ... | 2009 | 19967994 |