Separation of the extract of the underground tubers of Cyperus conglomeratu
s Rottb. (family Cyperaceae) afforded, in addition to known compounds, two
novel flavans, which were identified, by one and two dimensional NMR, MS an
d IR spectra, as 5-hydroxy-7,3',5'-trimethoxyflavan and 5,7-dihydroxy-3',5'
-dimethoxy-6-prenylflavan.