Background:

Hosenkoside A is a baccharane glycoside isolated from the seeds of impatiens balsamina.

The mean peak concentrations of hosenkoside A in rats after oral administration of total saponins of Semen Impatientis is 162.08±139.87 ng/mL, occurring at times of 0.67 h. The terminal half-lives of hosenkoside A is 5.39±2.06h[1].

[1]. Yu X, et al. An LC-MS/MS method for simultaneous determination of hosenkoside A and hosenkoside K from Semen Impatientis in rat plasma and its application to a pharmacokinetic study. Biomed Chromatogr. 2017 Mar;31(3).