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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To isolate and elucidate the chemical constituents with the cytotoxicity activity from the rhizome of Actaea asiatica.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>The chemical constituents were isolated by repeated column chromatography (Toyopearl HW40C and preparative HPLC) and the structure of compound 1 was elucidated by spectral data analysis.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>A cycloartane triterpene saponin com- pound was isolated and identified to be (23R)-16beta, 23: 23alpha, 26: 24alpha: 25-triepoxy-9, 19-cyclolanost-7-en-3beta-O-beta-D-xylopyranoside.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Compound 1 was a new compound and named (23R)-26-deoxycimicifugoside. The IC50 values of compound 1 for cell growth inhibition of Hela and L929 cell lines were 72.24 and 55.97 mg x L(-1), respectively.</p>