Three novel triterpene alcohols, camelliols A (1), B (3), and C (5), posses
sing a mono-, bi-, and tricyclic ring system, respectively, have been isola
ted, along with achilleol A, a known monocyclic triterpene alcohol, from th
e nonsaponifiable lipids of sasanqua oil (Camellia sasanqua). The structure
s of these new alcohols were determined on the basis of spectroscopic metho
ds.