Chemical study on Cyathula officinalis Kuan

Abstract

Four new compounds, 4-[(1-ethoxy-2-hydroxy)ethyl]phenol (1), 2,3-isopropylidene cyasterone (2), 24-hydroxycyasterone (3) and 2,3-isopropylidene isocyasterone (4), together with fourteen known compounds, have been isolated from the roots of Cyathula officinalis Kuan. Their structures have been elucidated predominantly by spectroscopic methods.