Three biogenetically related -sauchinone-type lignans (-), four 8--4'-type neolignans (-), a diaryldimethylbutane lignan (), and a cyclic carbonate (), along with 12 known compounds, have been isolated from a methanol extract of the aerial parts of . The structures of the new compounds (-) were determined by analysis of their 1D and 2D NMR spectra, HRESIMS, and ECD data. A putative biosynthetic pathway for the three -sauchinone-type lignans (-) was postulated. Compounds , , and showed inhibitory effects on LPS-induced NO production in RAW 264.7 cells with IC values of 5.6, 8.6, and 9.2 μM, respectively.

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