Chemical constituents of Fordia cauliflora (Ⅲ) / 中草药

ABSTRACT

Object To study the chemical constituents of the dried root of Fordia cauliflora Hemsl which is indigenous to Guangxi and commonly used in traditional medicine of Zhuang and Yao nationalities Methods The constituents were isolated with column chromatography and their structures were elucidated on the basis of physicochemical data and spectral analysis Results The three constituents were isolated and identified as 2 [3 methoxyphenyl] 4H furo[2,3 h] 1 benzoyran 4 one (Ⅲ), 3 methoxy 2 [3 hydroxyphenyl] 4H furo [2, 3 h] 1 benzopyran 4 one (Ⅳ) and pinnatin (Ⅴ) Conclusion The all of them are isolated from this plant for the first time Compound Ⅲ,Ⅳ are new and tentatively named as cauliflorin A and cauliflorin B