Abstract:A triterpenoid saponin was isolated from the pod of Gleditsia sinensis Lam.by ethanol extraction and silica gel column chromatography,and was identified by TLC,mp,IR,MS,1H-NMR and 13C-NMR.Its structure was determined to be 3-O-β-D-xylopyranosyl-(1→2)-α-L-arabinopyranosyl-(1→6)-β-D-glucopyranosyl oleanolic acid 28-O-β-D-xylopyranosyl-(1→3)-β-D-xylopyranosyl-(1→4)-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→2)-[(6S),(2E)-6-hydroxy-2,6-dimethy-2,7-octadienoyl-(1→3)and (6′S),(2′E)-6′-hydroxy-2′,6′-dimethy-2′,7′-octadienoyl-(1→6)]-β-D-glucopyranosyl ester.The acute toxicity experiment indicated that the tolerance dose to mouse was 160~400 mg/kg through mouth,and LD50 was 249.52 mg/kg,with the 95% confidence limit of 224.81~276.95 mg/kg.Its toxicity to mice is greater than that of gleditsioside A.The research results show that the gleditsioside O is the main active ingredient in rat-killing.