Studies on chemical constituents of root of Cichorium intybus / 中国中药杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the chemical constituents in the root of Cichorium intybus.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>The compounds were isolated and identified by column chromatography and NMR, IR, MS data.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>Twelve compounds were isolated and identified.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>2,3,4,9-tetrahydro-1H-pyrido-(3,4-b)indole-3-carboxylic acid was isolated from the Cichorium genus for the first time, azelaic acid and daucosterol were isolated from the the plant for the first time.</p>