Chemical composition of medicinal plant Atractylis serratuloides

[Display omitted] One phenol glycoside, along with 8 triterpenoids were isolated from the PE, CH2Cl2 and n-BuOH extracts of the roots plant Atractylis serratuloides. •Chemical constituents of Atractylis serratuloides were investigated.•One phenol glycoside and eight triterpenoids were isolated.•Structures were established by spectroscopic methods.•Triterpenoids are the major constituents of A. serratuloides. Phytochemical investigation of the roots of Atractylis serratuloides Sieber ex Cass. (Asteraceae) led to the isolation of nine compounds 1–9 including eight triterpenoids and one phenolic compound. Their structures were established on the basis of physical and spectroscopic analysis, including 1D and 2D NMR (1H, 13C, COSY, HSQC, and HMBC), mass spectrometry ESI, and by comparison with those published in the literature. Triterpenoids are typical compounds of Atractylis genus and could be useful as characteristic markers in chemotaxonomic research. In addition, isolated triterpenoids have previously showed many biological activities and might explain the use of A. serratuloides in traditional medicine.