Two new triterpenoid saponins, 3 beta,16 eta-D-glucopyranosyl(1-->2)]-
beta-D-fucopyranoside [1] (clinopodiside B) and 28-O-beta-D-glucopyran
osyl-3 eta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->3)-beta-D-fucopyranoside [3] (clinopo
diside C), together with three known saikosaponins, buddlejasaponins I
V, IVa, and IVb, have been isolated from the plant, Clinopodium chinen
sis, and characterized using chemical evidence and spectroscopic metho
ds, in particular 2D nmr spectroscopy.