Phytochemical and chemotaxonomic study on the dried rhizome of Menispermum dauricum DC

Abstract An alkaloid (1), an amide (2), three lactones (3, 6 and 7), two coumarins (4–5), eight lignans (8–15), four alcohols (16–19) and three phenols (20–22) are obtained from the EtOAc soluble portion of the MeOH extract of the rhizome of Menispermum dauricum DC. The chemical structures of the compounds are determined by using spectroscopic methods and further supported by comparison with previous literatures. This is the first report that compounds 4–5, 12–17, 19 and 20–21 are obtained from the family Menispermaceae. Compounds 1–2, 6–11 and 22 are isolated for the first time from Menispermum genus. The chemotaxonomic significance of the compounds is also discussed.