A new triterpenoid, 3 alpha,24-dihydroxy-urs-12-en-28-oic acid, has be
en isolated from the bioactive chloroform extract of aerial parts of V
erbena officinalis along with 3 alpha,24-dihydroxy-olean-12-en-28-oic
acid and ursolic acid. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reser
ved.