Two new anthraquinones, 1,4-dihydroxy-2,3-dimethoxyanthraquinone (1) a
nd 2,3-dimethoxy-9-hydroxy-1,4-anthraquinone (2), were isolated from t
he roots of Hedyotis dichotoma along with two known plant metabolites,
isovitexin and ursolic acid. The structures of 1 and 2 were elucidate
d using spectroscopic techniques.