ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To study the chemical constituents from the fruits oi Illicium lanceolatum. METHODS: The fruits oil. lanceolatumwere extracted with 95% ethanol. The ethanol extract was subjected to silica column, Sephadex LH-20 and MCI chromatography. The isolated compounds were identified on the basis of spectral analyses including MS, H-NMR, and C-NMR. RESULTS: Twelve compounds were isolated, which were characterized as 2, 4-dihydroxy-allylbenzene-2-O-β-D-gluco-pyranoside(1), (+) -catechin (2), quercetin-3-O-β-L-rhamnopyranoside (3), rutin (4), isorhamnetin-3-O-β-D-rutinoside (5), 6-deoxy-1-hydroxy neoanisatin (6), anisatin(7), icariside E3 (8), (75, 8R)-urolignoside (9), 4-hydroxy acid benzoic acid(10), shikimic acid(11) and β-sitosterol(12). CONCLUSION: Compounds 1, 4-6, and 8-10 are obtained from I. lanceolatum for the first time.
