Abstract:In the continuing search for biologically active principles of Rabdosia genus plants,we examined the ehter extract of the leaves of Rabdosia glutinosa C.Y.Wu.Li collected in Lijiang of Yunnan,China. The extractive was treated with charcoal to give a syrupy residue,wich was dissolved in small MeOH,then mixed with small quantities of silica gel and dried ,and chromatographed on a silica gel column with petroleum ether,and petroleum ether -ether with increasing ether content as eluent.