title: [Studies on chemical constituents of the rhizomae of Ligusticum chuanxiong].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the chemical constituents of Ligusticum chuanxiong.
  
  
  METHODS
  The constituents were separated and purified by column chromatography with silica gel and ODS, and identified by NMR, MS spectral data.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Eight compounds were isolated and identified as Ligustilide(I), 4,5-dihydro-3-butylphthalide(II), Z, Z'-6,6',7,3 alpha-diligustili-de(III), Z-6,8',7,3'-diligustilide(IV), Z'-3,8-dihydro-6,6'7,3' alpha-diligustilide(V), 4-hydroxy-3-butylphthalide(VI), ferulic acid(VII) and Xiongterpene(VIII).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Compound VIII is a new compound.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100700, China.
authors.forename: Yong-qing
authors.initials: YQ
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Xiao-lin
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: You
authors.forename: Masahiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Taniguchi
authors.forename: Kimiye
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Baba
mesh_terms: D015107:4-Butyrolactone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003373:Coumaric Acids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D030004:Ligusticum / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*; D027343:Rhizome / Q000737:chemistry; D013729:Terpenes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D003373:Coumaric Acids; D013729:Terpenes; C478708:xiongterpene; C027820:ligustilide; C004999:ferulic acid; D015107:4-Butyrolactone