Three new steroidal saponins, parisyunnanosides G-I (1-3), one new C 21 steroidal glycoside, parisyunnanoside J (4), and three known compounds, padelaoside B (5), pinnatasterone (6), and 20-hydroxyecdyson (7), were isolated from the rhizomes of Paris polyphylla Smith var. yunnanensis. Compounds 1 and 3 have unique trisdesmoside structures that include a C-21 β-D-galactopyranose moiety. All compounds were evaluated for their cytotoxicity against human CCRF leukemia cells. © 2012 Amer...
