The chemical composition of the aqueous part of the extract from Lindera aggregata was studied, which was separated and purified by the macroporous resin column chromatography, MCI medium pressure column chromatography, semi-preparative high-performance liquid phase and other methods. The structures of the compounds were identified according to physical and chemical properties and spectroscopic data. Thirteen compounds were isolated and identified from the aqueous extracts, which were identified as(1S,3R,5R,6R,8S,10S)-epi-lindenanolide H(1), tachioside(2), lindenanolide H(3), leonuriside A(4), 3,4-dihydroxyphenyl ethyl β-D-glucopyranoside(5), 3,4,5-trimethoxyphenol-1-O-6-α-L-rhamnose-(1→6)-O-β-D-glucoside(6), 5-hydroxymethylfurfural(7),(+)-lyoniresin-4-yl-β-D-glucopyranoside(8), lyoniside(9), norboldine(10), norisopordine(11), boldine(12), reticuline(13). Among them, compound 1 was a new one, and compounds 2, 5, 6, 8, 9 were obtained from L. aggregata for the first time. The inflammatory model was induced by lipopolysaccharide(LPS) in the RAW264.7 cells. The results showed that compounds 1, 8, 10 and 12 had significant anti-inflammatory activity.
Keywords: Lindera aggregata; anti-inflammatory activity; chemical constituents.