Fitoterapia. 2002 Jul; 73(4): 313-5.

Stilbenes from Sphaerophysa salsula.

Ma ZJ, Li X, Li N, Wang JH.

Research Department of Natural Medicines, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, PR China.

A new stilbene, (trans)-4-[2-(3, 5-dimethoxyphenyl) ethenyl]-1,2-benzenediol (1), was isolated from the whole herbs of Sphaerophysa salsula, together with (trans)-4-[2-(3, 5-dimethoxy phenyl) ethenyl]-2-methoxyphenol (2) and daucosterol. The structure of 1 was determined on the basis of spectroscopic evidences.