Study on the chemical constituents in roots and rhizomes of Ligularia duciforms / 中国中药杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the chemical constituents in roots and rhizomes of ligularia duciforms.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>The compounds were isolated by column chromatography, the structures were identified by physicochemical properties and spectral analysis.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>Six compounds were isolated and identified as caffeic acid (I), (E)-docosyl-3, 4-dihydroxycinnamate (II), (E)-docosyl 3-methoxy-4-hydroxyferulate (III, beta-amyrone (IV), beta-sitosterol (V), and daucosterol (VI).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>All the compound were isolated for the first time from the plant, and the compound II and IV were isolated firstly from the genus Ligularia.</p>