Lignans and phenylpropanoids from the edible roots of Codonopsis pilosula.

Chemical investigation of the edible roots of Codonopsis pilosula yielded a new lignan (1), together with twenty-nine known compounds, including twenty-one lignans (2-22) and eight phenylpropanoids (23-30). The structure of the new lignan, including…

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