Asian Journal
Of Traditional Medicines

Abstract: Eight compounds, (+)-syringaresinol (1), apigenin (2), 3,5-dimethoxy-4-hydxyphenylpropanol (3), 3,4,5-trimethoxy benzoic acid (4), ferulaic acid (5), trans-p-hydroxycinnamic methyl ester (6), 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenz-oic acid (7) and p-methoxy benzoic acid (8) were isolated from the 70% ethanol extract of the whole herb of Elephantopus scaber L. The structures of all compounds were identified by spectral data analysis. All compounds were obtained for the first time from Elephantopus scaber L..

Key words: Elephantopus scaber L., separation and purification, structural analysis, phenolic compounds