Chemical constituents of Belamcanda chinensis (L.) DC

From the ethyl acetate extract of the rhizomes from Belamcanda chinensis (Iridaceae) five compounds irisflorentin (1), tectorigenin (2), iristectorigenin A (3), irigenin (4), and acetovanillone(5) were isolated. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic methods. This is first report of 5 from B. chinensis.