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Objective To study the chemical constituents of Hedyotis caudatifolia. Methods These compounds were isolated from H. caudatifolia and purified by repeated silica gel, polyamine, Sephadex LH-20 column chromatography and other methods. Their structures were identified by NMR, MS, and physico-chemical properties. Results Ten compounds were isolated and elucidated as hedycaffeoylglucoside A (1), β-sitosterol (2), 5α-stigmastane-3,6-dione (3), 7-hydroxy-6-methoxycoumarin (4), oleanolic acid (5), ursolic acid (6), pomolic acid (7), 3α,19α-dihydroxyurs-12-en-24,28-dioic acid (8), 2α,3β,24-trihydroxyolean-12-en-28-oic acid (9), and 2α,3α-dihydroxyolean-12-en-28-oic acid (10), respectively. Conclusion Compound 1 is a new caffeoyl glucoside and compounds 7-10 are isolated from this plant for the first time. Compound 1 exhibits cytotoxicity against four tumor cells.