J Asian Nat Prod Res. 2002 Sep; 4(3): 217-20.

A new compound from Geum rivale L.

Ming DS, Jiang RW, But PP, Towers GH, Yu DQ.

Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

A new compound, 1-O-methyl-6-O-caffeoyl-beta-D-glucopyranose (1), has been isolated from the aerial part of G. rivale, together with five known compounds, cecropiacic acid (2), niga-ichgoside (3), gallic acid (4), 1-o-protocatechuoylglucose (5), and sucrose (6). Their structures were elucidated by spectral methods and chemical reactions.