The Chemical Principles from the Female lnftorescences of Typha angustata

Seven crystalline compounds have been isolated from the female inflorescences of Typha angustata Bory et Chaub. They were identified as vanillic acid (Ⅰ), E-p-hydroxy- cinnamic acid (Ⅱ), Protocatechuic acid (Ⅲ), E-Pro-penoic acid-3- (4-hydroxyphenyl)- 2,3-dihydrohypropyl ester (Ⅳ), Succinic acid (Ⅴ), p-hydroxybenzaldehyde (Ⅵ) and D-mannitol (Ⅶ). (Ⅳ) is a new compound. (Ⅰ), (Ⅱ), (Ⅲ) and (Ⅶ) were attained for the first time from Typhaceae.