A new phenolic glycoside, 1-(alpha-L-rhamnosyl(1-6)-beta-D-glucopyranosylox
y)-3,4,5-trimethoxybenzene, together with the alkaloid N-(p-coumaroyl)-tryp
tamine and four known flavonoids were isolated from the methanolic bark ext
ract of Ravensara anisata Danguy (Lauraceae). Their structures have been es
tablished by NMR spectroscopy, and chemical methods. (C) 1999 Elsevier Scie
nce Ltd. All rights reserved.