Saponins from the stem bark of Kalopanax pictum var. magnificum (I).

Three triterpenoid saponins were isolated from the methanol extract of the stem bark of Kalopanax pictum Nakai var. magnificum (Araliaceae). The structures of these saponins were identified as hederagenin 3-O-alpha-L-arabinopyranoside, hederagenin-3-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl(1-->2)-alpha-L-arabinop yranoside and 3-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl(1-->2)-alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl hederagenin 28-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl(1-->4)-beta-D- glucopyranosyl(1-->6)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl ester.