Studies on chemical constituents in roots of Heracleum rapula / 中国中药杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the chemical constituents in roots of Heracleum rapula.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>The constituents were isolated by column chromatography on silica gel and ODS, and identified by spectroscopic methods.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>Eight compounds, xanthotoxol (I), 8-geranyloxypsoralen (II), (+)-marmesin (III), beta-sitosterol (IV), stigmasterol (V), oleanolic acid (VI), ferulic (VII), scopoletin (VIII) were isolated and identified.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Compounds IV, V, VI, VII, VIII were isolated from this plant for the first time.</p>