“…We report here that the «-hexane extract of the roots contains six 1-hydroxy-3-methoxyxanthones identified by their spectral data and those of the acetylated derivatives. They are, in order of elution from the silica column, 1,8-dihydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyxanthone (methylbellidifolin) (1,4), 1,8-dihydroxy-3,5,6,7-tetramethoxyxanthone (8-desmethyleustomin) (1,(4)(5)(6), 1-hydroxy-3,5,6,7-tetramethoxyxanthone (6,7), l-hydroxy-3,5,6-trimethoxyxanthone (9), l-hydroxy-3,7,8trimethoxyxanthone (decussatin) (7), and 1 -hydroxy-3,5,6,7,8-pentamethoxyxanthone (eustomin) (7).…”