Isolation of 3-O-($4^1$Hhydroxybenzyl)-$\beta$-sitosterol and 4-[$4^1$($4^{11}$-hydroxybenzyloxy)benzyloxy]benzyl methyl Ether from Fresh Tubers of Gastrodia elata

Two new 4-hydroxybenzyl alcohol derivatives (1 and 2) were isolated from the methanol extract obtained from fresh tubers of Gastrodia elata together with 4-hydroxybenzyl methyl ether, 4-hydroxybenzyl alcoho, bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)methane, 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde, $\beta$-sitosterol and plamitic acid. 1 and 2 were identified as 3-O-($4^1$-hydroxybenzyl)-$\beta$-sitosterol and 4-[$4^1$-($4^{11}$-hydroxybenzyloxy)benzyloxy]benzyl methyl ether, respectively, according to the spectroscopic data.