ABSTRACT Tacca chantrieri is a species of the Tacca genus from the Dioscoreaceae family which is an annual herbaceous tropical plant. T. chantrieri has a unique inflorescence morphology like a bat. T.chantrieri rhizome contains secondary metabolites such as diarylheptanoids, pseudofurostan, withanolide, taccalonolide, saponins, and has played a role as traditional medicine in Southeast China an…