A new coumarin and a new norlignan from Ficus tsiangii

Abstract

Chemical investigation of the stem bark of Ficus tsiangii led to the isolation of a new coumarin ficuscoumarin (1) and a new norlignan ficuslignan (2) by chromatographic methods. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic analyses.

Keywords:

• Moraceae
• Ficus tsiangii
• ficuscoumarin
• ficuslignan

Acknowledgments

The authors expressed their thanks to Prof. Sirong Yi (Chongqing Institute of Medicinal Plant Cultivation, Sanquan Zhen, Nanchuan District, Chongqing 408435, China) for his help in collection of plant material and authentication.