The molecule is a lignan that is tetrahydro-1H,3H-furo[3,4-c]furan-1-one substituted by a 3-hydroxy-4,5-dimethoxyphenyl at position 3 and a 3-hydroxy-4,5-dimethoxyphenyl group at position 5. Isolated from the rhizomes of Imperata cylindrica, it exhibits vasodilative activity. It has a role as a metabolite and a vasodilator agent. It is a lignan, a gamma-lactone, a member of methoxybenzenes and a member of phenols.
(3R,3aR,6R,6aS)-6-(3-hydroxy-4,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-3-(3-hydroxy-5-methoxyphenyl)-3,3a,6,6a-tetrahydro-1H-furo[3,4-c]furan-4-one