Three new hederagenin-based acetylated saponins isolated from the fruits of Gliricidia sepium, were identified by chemical and spectroscopic methods as hederagenin-3-O- (4-O-acetyl-beta-D-xylopyranosyl)-(1-->3)-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-->2 ) -alpha-L-arabinopyranoside, hederagenin-3-O-(3,4-di-O-acetyl-beta-D- xylopyranosyl)-(1-->3)-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-->2)-alpha- arabinopyranoside and hederagenin-3-O-(3,4-di-O-acetyl-alpha-L- arabinopyranosyl)-(1-->3)-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-->2)-alpha-L- arabinopyranoside.