Two triterpenoid saponins （compound Ⅰ and Ⅱ） have been isolated from Gymnocladus chinensis Baill., and compound Ⅰ was determined as a new compound. The structure of compound Ⅰ was assigned as 2β,23-dihydroxy-acacic acid-3-O-α-L-arabinopyranosyl-21-O-{（6S）-2-E-2,6-dimethyl-6-O-[4-O-（6S）-2-E- 2,6 -dimethyl-6-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-α-L-arabinopyranosyl-2,7-octadienoyl} -28-O-β-D-xylopyranosyl（ 1 →3 ）-β-D-xylopymnosyl （ 1→4）- α-L-rhamnopyranosyl（1→2）-[α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-（1→6）]-β-D-glucopyranoside by extensive MS and NMR studies.
