Abstract: Oxygenated sterylglycoside derivatives of the formula (I) wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are the same or different and each is hydrogen or lower alkanoyl, Y is ##STR1## and R.sub.5 is 4-methylpentyl, 3-ethyl-4-methylpentyl or 3-ethyl-4-methyl-1-pentenyl are useful for their hemostatic and capillary stabilizing effects.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of amide derivatives of abietic acid, dehydroabietic acid, dihydroabietic acid or tetrahydroabietic acid which comprises reacting abietic acid, dehydroabietic acid, dihydroabietic acid or tetrahydroabietic acid or a reactive derivative thereof with an amine of the following formula:HNRR'wherein R and R' are each hydrogen, a straight chain or branched alkyl group having 3 to 15 carbon atoms, a lower alkenyl group, a cycloalkyl group, a phenyl group, a phenylalkyl group and a phenylalkyl group having a lower alkyl group at the .alpha.-position, with the proviso that such amines where both R and R' are hydrogen or where one of R and R' is hydrogen and the other is phenyl are excluded.The invention further comprises the resulting abietamide derivative reaction products, compositions containing effective blood serum cholesterol-reducing amounts of said abietamide derivatives and their use as anti-arteriosclerotic agents.

Abstract: Sterol glycosides are isolated from sterol glycoside-containing plant material by heating the material in alkaline lower alkanol at elevated temperatures in the presence of an alkali metal carbonate, bicarbonate or nitrate to effect formation and precipitation of a complex which is then isolated.

Abstract: Steryl-6-0-palmitoyl-.beta.-D-glucosides are anti-inflammatory agents. The compounds, of which .beta.-sitosteryl-6-0-palmitoyl-.beta.-D-glucoside is a representative embodiment, are prepared through the reaction of a steryl-6-0-sulfonyl-.beta.-D-glucoside with an alkali metal salt of palmitic acid.

Abstract: Process for the preparation of abietanilides which comprises reacting abietic acid, dihydroabietic acid, tetrahydroabietic acid or a reactive derivative thereof with aniline and the products thereby produced, compositions containing the same for reducing blood serum cholesterol and method of use of such compositions.

Abstract: Substituted N-phenyl and N-benzyl abietamide derivatives, including the dehydro-, dihydro-, and tetrahydroabietamide derivatives, are cholesterol lowering agents. The abietamide derivatives, of which N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-.DELTA..sup.8 -dihydroabietamide is a typical example, are produced by the reaction of abietic acid, dehydroabietic acid, dihydroabietic acid, tetrahydroabietic acid and/or active derivatives thereof with a substituted aniline or benzylamine.

Abstract: Steryl-6-O-palnitoyl and -2,3,4,6-O-tetrapalmitoyl-.beta.-D-glucosides are anti-inflammatory agents. The compounds, of which .beta.-sitosteryl-2,3,4,6-O-tetrapalmitoyl-.beta.-D-glucoside is a representative embodiment, are prepared through the reaction of a steryl-.beta.-D-glucoside with a lower alkyl ester of palmitic acid in the presence of a basic catalyst.