Five new triterpene saponins named phytolaccasaponins N-1 (1), N-2 (2), N-3 (3) N-4 (4), and N-5 (5) were isolated from the roots of Phytolacca americana together with seven known triterpene saponins
Myoporum species are recognized as toxic plants. Essential oils from the leaves of these species contain furanosesquiterpenes, which comprise the active toxins. In this report, natural products isolat