A new phytosterone named achyranthesterone A (1), along with the three known compounds stachysterone D (2), beta-ecdysone (3) and polypodine B (4) have been isolated from the roots of Achyranthes bidentata Bl. The structure of the new compound was determined as
Two oleanolic acid saponins named achyranthosides G (1) and H (2) were newly isolated from Achyranthes fauriei root as methyl esters in addition to methyl esters of achyranthosides A - F and five oleanolic acid glucuronides (chikusetsusaponins IVa, V, 28-deglucosyl chikusetsusaponin V,