Abstract
Fifteen new steroidal glycosides were obtained from the roots of Metaplexis japonica M. (Asclepiadaceae). These glycosides were confirmed to have ramanone, 12-O-acetylramamone, pergularin, 12-O-acetylpergularin and deacylmetaplexigenin as the aglycone and 2, 6-dideoxyhexopyranoses as the sugar sequence by spectroscopic methods and chemical evidence.