幼枝含斷氧化馬錢子甙、葉含木犀草素(luteolin),忍冬素(loniceraflavone),3-甲氧基-5,7,4-三羥基黃酮(3-methoxy-5,7,4-trihydroxyflavaone),木犀草素-7-鼠李葡萄糖甙即忍冬甙。(luteolin-7-rhamnoglucoside,loni-cerin),木犀草素-7-O-雙半乳糖甙(luteolin-7-O-digalactoside),忍冬素-6-鼠李葡萄糖甙(loniceraflavone-6-rhamnohlucoside),異綠原酸及咖啡酸(caffeic acid),香草酸(vanillic acid)及喜樹次堿(venoterpine)等。
菰腺忍冬地上部分含左旋-4-羥基-2,6-二-(4-羥基-3-甲氧基)苯基-3,7-二氧雙環[3,3,0]辛烷[4-hydroxy-2,6-di-(4-hy-droxy-3-methoxy)phenyl-3,7-dioxobicyclo[3,3,0]octane],正-10-二十九醇(n-10-nonaconsanol),東莨菪素(scopoletin),丁香酸(syringic acid),β-穀甾醇(β-sitosterol)及β-穀甾醇葡萄糖甙(β-sitosterol glucoside)。