A new 30-norfriedelane triterpnoid from (Oliv.) Gilg. (Achariaceae).

The chemical investigation of the methanol extract of the roots of (Oliv.) Gilg. exhibited a new 30-norfriedelane triterpenoid, laphocarpanol (), together with seven known compounds, caloncobalactone (), friedelin (), friedelanol ), asperphernamate (), stigmasterol (), sitosterol () and sitosterol-3---D-glucopyranoside ().