[Studies on chemical constituents of Prunella vulgaris].
OBJECTIVE
To study the chemical constituents of Prunella vulgaris.


METHODS
To separate the constituents of P. vulgaris by using various kinds of chromatography and identify their structures on the basis of spectral analysis.


RESULTS
Seven compounds were isolated from the spikes of P. vulgaris. Their structures were established as autantiamide acetate (1), rhein (2), tanshinone I (3), danshensu (4), stigmast-7, 22-dien-3-one (5), 3, 4, alpha-trihydroxy-methyl phenylpropionate (6), butyl rosmarinate (7).


CONCLUSIONS
Compounds 1-4 were isolated from this genus for the first time.
Gu
Xiao-Jie
XJ
China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210038, China.
Li
You-Bin
YB
Li
Ping
P
Qian
Shi-Hui
SH
Duan
Jin-Ao
JA
D045784:Abietanes; D000577:Amides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000880:Anthraquinones / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D035264:Flowers / Q000737:chemistry; D007773:Lactates / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D010616:Phenanthrenes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*; D031347:Prunella / Q000737:chemistry*
D045784:Abietanes; D000577:Amides; D000880:Anthraquinones; D007773:Lactates; D010616:Phenanthrenes; C530447:autantiamide acetate; C021751:tanshinone; C035055:3,4-dihydroxyphenyllactic acid; C020491:rhein