| Abstract: | The genus Carpesium (Compositae) with only 21 species is widely distributed in Asia, mainly in the southwest ern mountainous regions of China. The seeds, roots, leaves and stems of some Carpesium species have long been used as Chinese traditional medicine for hemostatic, vermifuge, anti-inflammatory and detoxication properties. [1,2]Here, we report the first phytochemical investigation of Carpesium longifolium Chen et C. M. Hu, which led to the isolation and structural elucidation of four new sesquiterpene lactones 1 ～ 4 and five known compounds 5 ～ 9, the cy totoxic activity test of three compounds 5, 6 and 7, and compounds 5 and 7 exhibited significant cytotoxic activity against cultured SMMC-7721 (human hepatoma cell) and HO-8910 (human ovarian carcinoma cell). |
