Abstract:Phytochemical investigation was carried out on the seeds of Vigna umbellata. The 70% ethanol extract of the seeds of V. umbellata was subjected to silica gel,Sephadex LH-20,ODS column chromatographies and preparative HPLC. The structures of the isolated compounds were elucidated on the basis of NMR and ESI-MS spectroscopic data. Eight compounds were obtained and identified as carboxyatractyligenin (1),2β-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-15α-hydroxy-kaur-16-ene-18,19-dicarboxylic acid(2),2β-O-(β-D-glucopyranosyl)atractyligenin(3),3R-O-[β-L-arabinopyranosyl-(1-6)-β-D-glucopyranosyl] oct-1-ene-3-ol(4),(6S,7E,9R)-roseoside(5),liriodendrin(6),resveratrol(7)and maltol(8). Compounds 1-7 were isolated from Vigna genus for the first time,and compound 8 was isolated from V. umbellata for the first time.