The n-butanol (n-BuOH) fraction of Orostachys japonicus A. Berger (Crassulaceae) significantly inhibited calpain activity. Through the activity-guided isolation from the n-BuOH fraction, herbacetin 8-O-alpha-D-ribopyranoside (1), kaempferol (2), quercetin (3), afzelin (4), astragalin (5), isoquercetin (6) and quercitrin (7) were obtained. Their structures were determined by spectroscopic techniques. Among them, compound 3 and 5 had significant calpain inhibitory activities.
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