The crude EtOAc extract (10 g) was fractionated by VLC using hexane, mixture of hexane-CH2Cl2 and CH2Cl2 by step gradient polarity technique to yield seven fractions (PSEA-PSE G). Fraction PSEB (1.033 g) was purified by CC over SiO2 (70-230 mesh, 75 g) with hexane-CH2Cl2 (50: 50) as eluent to give four fractions. Fractions 25-124 were combined and concentrated to yield 3-(4’-methoxyphenylpropanoyl) pyrrole (Fig 1- Compound 3) (18.9 mg, 0.0012%) as yellow crystalline solids with mp 83-84oC (lit. [ 16] 86-87oC).