Phytochemical Constituents of the Bark of Vitex negundo L.

Abstract

p-Hydroxybenzoic acid (1) and β-sitosterol (2) were isolated, and identified from the methanol and hexane extracts of Vitex negundo. The structure of the compounds were established on the basis of spectral analysis.Keywords: p-hydroxybenzoic acid, β-sitosterol, vitex negundo.DOI: 10.3126/jncs.v23i0.2101Journal of Nepal Chemical Society, Vol. 23, 2008/2009Page: 89-92