Objective: To study the chemical constituents from Salvia chinensis. Method: The compounds were isolated and purified by using various chromatographic techniques

including c silica gel olumn chromatography

Sephadex LH-20

ODS and preparative HPLC. Their structures were identified by spectroscopic techniques

including NMR and MS. Result: Eight compounds were isolated from ethanol extract of S. chinensis

and their structures were identified as emodin (1)

chrysophanol (2)

deoxyschizandrin (3)

gomisin N (4)

oleanolic acid (5)

ursolic acid (6)

β-sitosterol (7) and daucosterol (8). Conclusion: Compounds 1

3 and 4 were isolated from Lamiaceae for the first time

and compound 2 was isolated from Salvia for the first time.