[Chemical Constituents from Eucommia ulmoides].

To investigate the chemical constituents from the barks of Eucommia ulmoides.After the reflux extraction of the barks of Eucommia ulmoides with 95% ethanol, and the ethyl acetate part was separated and purified by chromatographic methods, such as silica gel, Sephadex LH-20, and ODS C18. The structures of isolated compounds were elucidated with modern spectral methods.Five lignanoids and three phenylpropanoids were isolated from Eucommia ulmoieds, which were confirmed as cycloolivil (1), (7R, 8S, 8'R)-4, 9, 4', 8'-tetrahydroxy-3, 3'-dimethyoxyl-7, 9'-monoepoxy lignan (2), erythro-guaiacyl-glycerol-β-coniferyl aldehyde ether (3), pinonesinol (4), 8-hydroxypinoresinol (5), C-veratroylglycol (6), β-hydroxyl-3-methoxyl-4-hydroxyacetophenone (7) and 3-hydroxy-4-methoxycinnamaladehyde (8).Compounds 5–8 are isolated from this plant for the first time.