It is a white powder, soluble in organic solvents such as methanol, ethanol, and DMSO. It comes from the whole herb of Verbena officinalis L., a plant of the Verbenaceae family.
ChEBI: Hastatoside is an iridoid monoterpenoid with formula C17H24O11 that is isolated from several plants including Verbena officinalis and exhibits a sleep-promoting effect. It has a role as a plant metabolite and a hepatoprotective agent. It is a beta-D-glucoside, an iridoid monoterpenoid, a cyclopentapyran, a monosaccharide derivative, a monoterpene glycoside, an alpha,beta-unsaturated carboxylic ester and a methyl ester.