Cynaroside
Cynaroside is a flavone, a flavonoid-like chemical compound. It is a 7-O-glucoside of luteolin.
Natural occurrences
It can be found in Ferula varia and F. foetida in Campanula persicifolia and C. rotundifolia, in the bamboo Phyllostachys nigra, and in Teucrium gnaphalodes.; In food
It can be found in dandelion and in Cynara scolymus.
Metabolism
adds a glucose to luteolin.A cynaroside 7-O-glucosidase has been identified in the artichoke.