Objective: To isolate and identify the chemical constitutents in roots of Jasminum sambac.
Method: The compounds were isolated by means of chromatography and the structures were identified on the basis of physical and spectral data.
Result: Dotriacontanoic acid, dotriacontanol, oleanolic acid, daucosterol and hesperidin were elucidated.
Conclusion: All compounds were found in this plant for the first time.