The leaves of Ilex paraguariensis have yielded three new saponins name
d matesaponins 2, 3, and 4 [1-3], which have been characterized by che
mical and nmr methods as ursolic acid -arabinopyranosyl]-(28-->1)-beta
-D-glucopyranosyl] ester, ursolic acid ta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->6)-bet
a-D-glucopyranosyl] ester, and ursolic acid ta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->6
)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl] ester, respectively.