A novel compound from Hedysarum polybotrys

Abstract A polyhydroxyl constituent (1), named as polybotrin, along with two known compounds, were isolated from the roots of Hedysarum polybotrys. Their structures were identified based on chemical and spectroscopic evidence. Keywords: Hedysarum polybotrys PolybotrysPolyhydroxyl constituent Acknowledgements This work was supported by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), No.14406030 in 2002–2004 and No.17406004 in 2005–2007 from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, and by the 21st Century COE Program from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan.