Chemical Constituents from Stems of Cistanches deserticola

ObjectiveTo study the chemical constituents in the stems of Cistanches deserticola.MethodsThe compounds were purified by various column chromatographic methods and their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic (1D, 2D NMR, IR, [α]D, and MS) and chemical analyses.ResultsSeven compounds were isolated and identified as kankanoside D1 (1), ajugol (2), cistanin (3), uridine (4), adenosine (5), 6-deoxycatalpol (6), and kankanoside D (7).ConclusionCompound 1 is a new compound.