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A. setacea, A. asiatica, A. impatiens, A. ledebouri, A. ptarmicoides, A. acuminate, and A. salicifolica [1]. A. alpina has been used by local people, as a traditional herbal medicine to treat acute inflammation and pharmacological studies show that it has anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, and sedative properties. Some organic acids, mono-and sesquiterpenoids, flavonoids, and polyacetylene compounds have been reported from this plant [2–8]. The aerial parts of A. alpina were collected in August 2010 from Jilin Province, China, and identified by Prof. Jianhua Wang, Pharmacognosy Laborary, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hebei Medical University. Dry pieces of the aerial part of A. alpina (8 kg) were extracted with 95% ethanol at room temperature. After evaporation of the solvent under reduced pressure, the residue was suspended in water and extracted with petroleum ether, CH