Depsides from Prunella vulgaris

A novel depsides 1, together with three known ones 2～4 and two phenylpropanoids 5～6 were isolated from the ethanol extract of the spikes of Prunella vulgaris. On the basis of spectral and chemical evidence, their structures were deternined as butyl rosmarinate 1, ethyl rosmarinate 2, methyl rosmarinate 3, rosmarinic acid 4, 3,4,a -trihydroxy-methyl phenylpropionate 5 and p-coumaric acid 6, respectively.