Objective: To isolate and identify the chemical constituents from Verbena officinalis.
Method: The compounds were isolated by means of chromatography and the structures were determined on the basis of physical and spectral analysis.
Result: Four compounds were isolated and identified as apigenin (I), 4'-hydroxywogonin (II), verbenalin (III) and hastatoside (IV).
Conclusion: Compounds I and II were obtained from the genus for the first time.
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