Two new triterpenoid saponins named aralosides II [1] and J [2], along
with four known triterpenoid saponins 3-6 were isolated from the root
s of Aralia spinifolia. Their structures were determined as opyranosyl
(1-->3)]-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-oleanolic acid [1], anosyl-(1-->4)-beta
-D-glucuronopyranosyl-oleanolic acid 28-O-beta-D-galactopyranosyl este
r [2], araloside A methyl ester [3], chikusetusaponin Ib [4], chikuset
usaponin IV [5], and araloside A [6] on the basis of spectral and chem
ical data.