The glycosides of Plantago major var. japonica Nakai. A new flavanone glycoside,plantagoside.

A new flavanone glucoside, plantagoside (1) was isolated from the seeds of Plantago major var. japonica NAKAI (Plantaginaceae) together with aucubin, geniposidic acid, acteoside and syringin. The structure of plantagoside was elucidated to be 1 on the basis of chemical and spectral evidence.