Sesquiterpene lactones and inositol esters from Arnica angustifolia

Planta Med. 1995 Dec;61(6):544-50. doi: 10.1055/s-2006-959368.

Abstract

From flowerheads of Arnica angustifolia ssp. attenuata nine helenanolides, two 1,5- trans-guaianolides, and a mixture of inositol-tetraesters were isolated. Five of the helenanolides are described for the first time. One of them, 4- O-tigloylarnicalpin, is the first 7(12),6-trans-lactonized pseudoguaianolide isolated from a natural source. The occurrence of inositol esters within the genus Arnica has not been reported before.