title: [Chemical constituents of the root of Pimpinella thellungiana Wolff].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To search for new effective hypotensive components from the Chinese folk drug, the root of Pimpinella thellungiana.
  
  
  METHODS
  A new compound was isolated from etheral extract of the drug by chromatographic method and identified by physical, chemical and spectroscopic methods.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The compound has been identified as 2-(1',2'-dihydroxy)propyl-4-methoxy phenol.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The compound was obtained from the root of P. thellungiana for the first time.
authors.affiliation: Shaanxi Provincial Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy, Xi'an 710003.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mi
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Qiao
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D019661:Apiaceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010636:Phenols / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000737:chemistry; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: C439027:2-(1',2'-dihydroxy)propyl-4-methoxy phenol; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D010636:Phenols