Abstract: A new fructofuranoside , together with ten known compounds were isolated from the EtOH extraction of the aerial part of Helwingia chinensis. Their structures were elucidated to be 2 - O- ( E)- caffeoyl-3- O -(3 , 5-dimethoxylcoumaroyl )-α-D-fructofuranose (1) , 2- O-β-D-fructofuranosyl-α-D- allopyranose (2 ) , liquiritigenin ( 3) , 4′-hydroxy-2 , 3-dihydro-flavonone-7- O-β-D-glucoside ( 4) , daidzin ( 5) , apigenin 5- O-glucopyranoside (6), apigenin-7- O-β-D-glucoside (7) , coumaric acid 4- O-β-D-glucopyranoside (8) , glucopyranosylcaffeic acid (9) , 3β-hydroxyglutin-5-ene (10 ) , diosgenin 3- O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl ( 1 → 2 ) -[α-L-arabinofuranosyl ( 1 → 3 ) ] -β-D-glucopyranoside ( 11 ) by intensive interpretation of spectral data.

Key words: Helwingia chinensis