[Studies on chemical constituents of Clerodendrum bungei].

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To study the constituents from Clerodendrum bungei. METHOD: The constituents were isolated and purified with chromatographic methods, and identified by NMR, MS and IR. RESULT: Five compounds were isolated, beta-sitosterol (1), taraxerol (2), glochidone (3), glochidonol (4), glochidiol (5). CONCLUSION: Compounds (3), (4) and (5) were isolated for the first time from C. bungei.