The acetone extract of the roots of Rhodiola sachalinensis has furnished si
x phenolic compounds which exhibited significant scavenging effects against
DPPH free radical. The structures of these compounds were identified and d
etermined as garlic acid (1), (-)-epigallocatechin 3-O-gallate (2), kaempfe
rol (3), kaempferol 7-O-alpha -L-rhamnopyranoside (4), herbacetin 7-O-alpha
-L-rhamnopyranoside, (5) and rhodiolinin (6) by physico-chemical and spect
ral evidences.