Zhong Yao Cai. 2001 May; 24(5): 339-41.

[Studies on the chemical constituents of the herba of Cuscuta chinensis]

Ye M, Yan Y, Ni X, Qiao L.

School of Pharmacognosy, Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029.

The chemical constituents of the herb of Cuscuta chinensis Lam. were investigated. Five compounds were isolated from petroleum ether and chloroform fraction. Their structures were identified as beta-sitosterol, d-sesamin, 9(R)-hydroxy-d-sesamin, d-pinoresinol and daucosterol by chemical and spectroscopical methods. All these compounds were isolated from the stem for the first time.