Studies on the chemical constituents of Valeriana fauriei Briq.

Nine compounds were isolated from the roots of Valeriana fauriei Briq, of which one is a new germacrane-type sesquiterpenoid named as valerianin E and its structure was elucidated as bicyclo[8, 1, 0] 5β-hydroxyl-7β-acetoxyl-5α,11, 11′-trimethyl-E-1(10)–ene-4α, 15-olide (1). In addition, two were first reported from this genus and the others were isolated for the first time from the title plant.