Chemical Examination of Clerodendron serratum Isolation and Characterization of d-Mannitol

D-Mannitol has been isolated from the root bark of Clerodendron serratum in a yield of 10.9 per cent and identified by mixed melting point, by analysis, chromatographic behavior, and by preparation of hexa-acetyl, hexanitro, hexabenzoyl derivatives, and benzaldehyde condensation product.