Analysis of Chemical Constituents of the Root and Stem of Symplocos laurina Wall

The compounds of Symplocos laurina Wall. were isolated by column chromatography on silica gel and the chemical constituents were elucidated by spectroscopic analysis. Nine compounds were obtained from the ethanol extract of the stem and root of Symplocos laurina Wall. and identified as oleanolic acid-3-acetate(1),erythrodiol-3-acetate( 2),stigmasterol( 3),α-spinasterol( 4),vanillic acid(5),sucrose(6),maltose(7),5,4'-dihydroxy-7- methoxyflavanone(8),myo-inositol(9),respectively. All the compounds were isolated from the plant for the first time.