Gastrodigenin

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| Name = Gastrodigenin

| ImageFile = Gastrodigenin_2D.svg

| ImageName = Chemical structure of gastrodigenin

| ImageAlt = Chemical structure of gastrodigenin

| IUPACName = 4-(Hydroxymethyl)phenol

| OtherNames = 4-Hydroxybenzyl alcohol

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| CASNo = 623-05-2

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| UNII = 1A3AH1FP1B

| PubChem = 125

| ChemSpiderID = 122

| SMILES = C1=CC(=CC=C1CO)O

| InChI = 1/C7H8O2/c8-5-6-1-3-7(9)4-2-6/h1-4,8-9H,5H2

| InChIKey = BVJSUAQZOZWCKN-UHFFFAOYAV

| StdInChI = 1S/C7H8O2/c8-5-6-1-3-7(9)4-2-6/h1-4,8-9H,5H2

| StdInChIKey = BVJSUAQZOZWCKN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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|Section2={{Chembox Properties

| C=7 | H=8 | O=2

| Appearance = white crystalline powder

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| Odour = fruity or almond-like {{Cite web|url=http://www.thegoodscentscompany.com/data/rw1107691.html|title=4-hydroxybenzyl alcohol, 623-05-2}}

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Gastrodigenin is a phenolic compound found in the rhizome of Gastrodia elata.{{Cite journal | last1 = Hayashi | first1 = J. | last2 = Sekine | first2 = T. | last3 = Deguchi | first3 = S. | last4 = Lin | first4 = Q. | last5 = Horie | first5 = S. | last6 = Tsuchiya | first6 = S. | last7 = Yano | first7 = S. | last8 = Watanabe | first8 = K. | last9 = Ikegami | first9 = F. | doi = 10.1016/S0031-9422(02)00008-0 | title = Phenolic compounds from Gastrodia rhizome and relaxant effects of related compounds on isolated smooth muscle preparation | journal = Phytochemistry | volume = 59 | issue = 5 | pages = 513–519 | year = 2002 | pmid = 11853746}}

Gastrodin is the glucoside of gastrodigenin.{{Cite journal

| last1 = Guo | first1 = Z.

| last2 = Tan | first2 = T.

| last3 = Zhong | first3 = Y.

| last4 = Wu | first4 = C.

| title = Study of the mechanism of gastrodin and derivatives of gastrodigenin

|trans-title=Study of the mechanism of gastrodin and derivatives of gastrodigenin

| journal = Hua Xi Yi Ke da Xue Xue Bao / Journal of West China University of Medical Sciences

| volume = 22

| issue = 1

| pages = 79–82

| year = 1991