Fifteen triterpenoid saponins were isolated from the berries of Hedera colc
hica and their structures established on the basis of chemical and spectros
copic evidence, Among them, two are new compounds: colchiside A (3) and col
chiside B (15) and four are described for the first time in the berries of
Hedera colchica (compounds 1, 8, 9 and 11).