【化學成份】全草含環烯醚萜甙(iridoid glycoside):梓果甙(catalposide),3′-羥基樣果甙(verproside),藥用水蔓青甙(ver-minoside),胡黃連苦甙(picroside),地黃素(rehmaglutin)D,焦地黃呋喃(jiofuran)。 水蔓青亞種(riifolia Pall ex Link tataHong)含水蔓青甙(linariifolioside)即木犀草素-7-O-6′″-O-乙酰基-β-D-葡萄糖基-(1→2)-β-D-葡萄糖甙[luteolin-7-O-6′″-O-acetyl-β-D-glucosyl(1→2)-β-D-glucoside],木犀草素-7-O-β-D-萄糖基(1→2)-β-D-葡萄糖甙[luteolin-7-O-β-D-glucosyl(1→2)-β-D-gluco-side],芹菜素-7-O-α-鼠李糖甙(apigenin-7-O-α-rhamnoside),木犀草素(luteolin),芹菜素(apigenin),甘露醇(mannitol)和黃酮甙元6-羥基木犀草素(6-hydroxyluteolin)。