Abstract
From the pericarps of the capsules of Euscaphis japonica PAX., oleanolic, pomolic, tormentic acids and a new triterpene acid, named euscaphic acid were isolated and the structure of euscaphic acid was elucidated to be 2α, 3α, 19α-trihydroxyurs-12-en-28-oic acid by chemical and spectral evidences.