Five phenylethanoid glycosides, crenatoside (= oraposide) (1), verbascoside
(= acteoside) (2), trichosanthoside A (3), rossicaside A (4), and trichosa
nthoside B (5), were isolated from the aerial parts of Globularia trichosan
tha. Compounds 3 and 5 are new natural compounds, and their structures were
established as 3, 4-dihydroxy-beta-phenylethoxy-O-beta-D-xylopyranosyl-(1-
->4)alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-->3)-4-O-caffeoyl-beta-D-glucopyranoside and
3,4-dihydroxy-beta-phenylethoxy-O-[beta-D-xylopyranosyl-(1-->4)-alpha-L-rh
amnopyranosyl-(1-->3)]-[beta-D-xylopyfanosyl-(1-->6)]-4-O-caffeoyl-beta-D-g
lucopyranoside, respectively. The structures of all compounds were establis
hed by spectral evidence. Compounds 1-5 also demonstrated scavenging proper
ties toward the 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical in TLC autographic as
says.