The heartwood of Dalbergia odorifera T. Chen. (Leguminosae) is a traditional Chinese medicine, named as Jiangxiang in Pharmacopoeia of PRC. The chemical constituents of D. odorifera and its quality control method, as well as the metabolism of this medicinal herb were investigated in detail.The chemical constituents of D. odorifera were systematically studied and 27 compounds were purified by silica gel, sephadex LH-20 and ODS column chromatography. Utilizing chemical and spectroscopic methods (UV, IR, NMR,...