Phytochemical Analysis of Leaves of Ardisia solanacea Roxb.

The ethylacetate extract of air-dried and powdered leaves of Ardisia solanacea was subjected to repeated coloumn chromatography (CC) over silicagel eluted with choloroform and methanol (CHCl3: MeOH; 100:0→1:1) afforded various fractions which on repeated column chromatography over silica geleluted with different solvents yielded β-sitosterol, gallic acid, Quercetin, Myricetin and a new alkylphenolic compound identified as (-)-5-(1,2-Dihyd-roxypentyl)benzene-1,3-diol. Identification of these compounds were made on the basis of analysis of their physical and spectroscopic data and chemical methods.