Trollioside, a new compound from the flowers of Trollius chinensis.

A new compound, named trollioside, together with nine known compounds, proglobeflowery acid, isoswertisin, isoswertiajaponin, cirsimaritin, veratric acid, vitexin, orientin, β-sitosterol and daucosterol, were isolated from the ethanol extract of the dried flowers of Trollius chinensis Bunge. The isolation and structural determination of these compounds are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]