A eudesmanolide and other constituents from Inula graveolens

The aerial parts of Inula graveolens afforded a new eudesmanolide, 3α-hydroxy-eudesm-4-en-12,6β-olide in addition to known compounds, the guaianolide, 4α,5α-epoxyinuviscolide; the xanthanolides, tomentosin and 4H-tomentosin; the carabrones, carabrone and 4H-carabrone; the sesquiterpene acids, costic acid, 2α-hydroxycostic acid, 3α-hydroxycostic acid, 1β-hydroxycostic acid, isocostic acid and ilicic acid; the flavonone, sakuranetin; the dihydroflavonols, aromadendrin, 7- O-methylaromadendrin, 3- O-acetyl-7- O-methylaromadendrin, 3- O-acetyltaxifolin, padmatin, 3- O-acetylpadmatin, 3- epi-padmatin and 3- epi-acetyl-7- O-methylaromadendrin; the flavones, scutellarein-6-methylether, kaempferol, kaempferol-3-methyl ether, 6-hydroxykaempferol-3,6-dimethylether and the aromatics, p-hydroxybenzoic acid and 2-( p-hydroxyphenyl)ethylstearate.