A new flavonol glycoside named epimedin K was isolated from the aerial
parts of Epimedium koreanum NAKAI (Berberidaceae), Its chemical struc
ture was found to be anhydroicaritin 3-O-beta-D-(2,6-di-O-acctyl) gluc
opyranosyl (1-->3)-alpha-L-(4-O-acetyl) rhamnopyranoside-7-O-beta-D-gl
ucopyranoside on the basis of spectroscopic and chemical evidence.