Nine lignans were isolated and purified by silica gel, ODS, Sephadex LH-20 column chromatographies, preparative HPLC and recrystallization from the aerial parts ofArtemisia absinthium L., and identified as follows： diayangambin （1）, sesartemin （2）, epiyangambin （3）, （＋）arborone （4）, （-）syringaresinol （5）, epiashchantin （6）, caruilignan C （7）, 7β-caruilignan C （8）, yangambin （9）. Compounds 4, 5, 7, 8 were isolated from this plant for the first time.
