Two new phenylalkanoids, 3-hydroxy-1-(4′-hydroxy-3′-methoxy-phenyl)-hexan-5-one (1) and 3-hydroxy-1-(3′, 5′-dimethoxy-4′-hydroxy-phenyl)-hexan-5-one (2) were isolated from the rhizomes of Chinese ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe (Zingiberaceae)). The structures of two new phenylalkanoids were elucidated by chemical and physical evidence.
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