Abstract
Two new steroidal saponins, taccaoside C (1) and taccaoside D (3), along with one known saponin (2) have been isolated from the methanol extracts of Tacca plantaginea. Their structures have been elucidated by spectroscopic and chemical methods.
Acknowledgements
The authors are grateful to the analytical group of State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, for measurements of all spectra.