Abstract:Three diterpenoids have been isolated from the roots of Jatropha curcas L. They are identified as tetracyclic aromatic diterpenoids jatropholone A, jatropholone B and new diterpenoidnamed jatrophol. The structure of the new diterpenoid was elucidated as 16-hydroxyjatropholone by spectral analysis (UV, IR, MS, 1HNMR, 13CNMR). A coumarino-lignan jatrophin,a coumarin tomentin, β-D-glycoside-β-sitosterol, taraxerol and β-sitosterol have been isolatedalso.