A new anthraquinone, 2-hydroxymethyl-10-hydroxy-1,4-anthraquinone (1), was
isolated from Hedyotis herbacea along with three other known derivatives: 1
,4-dihydroxy-2-hydroxymethylanthraquinone (2); 2,3-dimethoxy-9-hydroxy-1,4-
anthraquinone and 1,4-dihydroxy-2,3-dimethoxyanthraquinone. The structure o
f 1 was determined based on analysis of its spectroscopic data.