ABSTRACT
Objective: To investigate the chemical constituents from the whole plants of Gynura procumbens. Methods: The chemical constituents were isolated and purified by repeated silica gel column chromatography, Sephadex LH-20 gel column chromatography, medium pressure column chromatography, and semi-preparative HPLC, and their structures were elucidated by chemical properties and spectroscopic analyses. Results: Sixteen compounds were identified to be quercetin (1), apigenin (2), luteolin (3), kaempferol (4), astragaline (5), kaempferol-5-O-(6″-O-acetyl)-β-D-glucopyranoside (6), negletein (7), 4-methoxycinnamic acid (8), benzyl-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (9), 2-phenylethyl-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (10), 3,5-dicaffeoylquinic acid methyl ester (11), 3,5-dicaffeoylquinic acid ethyl ester (12), 3,4-dicaffeoylquinic acid methyl ester (13), 4,5-dicaffeoylquinic acid methyl ester (14), protocatechuic acid (15), and eugenol glucoside (16). Conclusion: Compounds 7, 8, 12, 14, and 16 are obtained from the plants in Gynura Cass. for the first time, and compounds 3, 6, 9-11 and 13 are obtained from this plant for the first time.