Cucurbitacins from Bacopa monnieri

Four cucurbitacins, bacobitacin A-D (1-4) as well as, a known cytotoxic, cucurbitacin E (5) together with three phenylethanoid glycosides, monnieraside I, III and plantioside B were isolated form the aerial parts of Bacopa monnieri. This is the first report on the characterization of cucurbitacins in Bacopa monnieri.