Abstract: Nine compounds, which include a C-glucosyi flavonoid, isoorientin; a xanthone glycoside, swertianolin; a lignan glycoside, oivil 4'-O-β-D-glucose; a stright chain fatty alcohol, n-1-triacontanol; three iridoidal glycosides, gentiopicroside, swertiamarin and loganic acid; a triterpenoid, oleanolic acid and a sterol, daucosterol were isolated from the whole herbs of Gentianella azurea. The structures of these compounds were determined by means of spectral and some chemical evidence.

Key words: Gentianella azurea