Studies on the Chemical Constituents for the Unripe Fruits of Paeonia moutan

목단의 미숙(未熟) 과실(果實)의 성분(成分)에 관한 연구

From the fresh unripe fruits of Paeonia moutan Sim. (Paeoniaceae), paeoniflorin and its acyl congeners, benzoylpaeoniflorin and benzoyloxypaeoniflorin, along with ${\beta}-sitosterol$ and methyl gallate were isolated. All compounds were identified on the basis of spectral data and chemical reactions. However, paeonol was not detected from this plant parts. These results suggested that the chemical components of the unripe fruits were virtually similar to those of root barks.