A new lignan from Artemisiae Annuae Herba / 中草药

ABSTRACT

Objective: To study the constituents from the dried aboveground part of Artemisia annua. Methods: The chemical constituents were isolated by various chromatographic techniques and their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic analyses and comparison of NMR data with those reported in literatures. Results: Six compounds were obtained and characterized as artelignan (1), scopoletin (2), scoparone (3), chrysosplenol B (4), jaceidin (5) and mikanin (6). Conclusion: Compound 1 is identified as a new compound named artelignan.