Two new triterpenoids, termichebuloside A (1), an unusual dimeric triterpenoid saponin, and termichebulolide (2), an oleanolic acid-type lactone, along with 11 known triterpenoids, were isolated from MeOH extract of the barks of Terminalia chebula. The structures of 1 and 2 were elucidated to be arjunglucoside I-(3-O-19',23-O-19')-18,19-seco-19-hydroxyarjunglucoside I (1) and 2α,3β,23-trihydroxyolean-11,13(18)-dien-28,19β-olide (2), respectively, on the basis of spectroscopic evidences and biogenetic consideration.
Keywords: Terminalia chebula; dimeric triterpenoid saponin; termichebulolide; termichebuloside A; triterpenoid lactone.