The structures of three novel saponins from Argania spinosa, named arganines G, H, and J, have been elucidated by MS and NMR techniques as 3-O-beta-D-apiofuranosyl- (1-->4)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-28-O-beta-D-glucopyranosylbayogenin (1), 3-O-beta-D-apiofuranosyl-(1-->4)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-28-O-alpha- L- arabinopyranosylbayogenin (2), and 3-O-beta-D-apiofuranosyl-(1-->4)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-28-O- [beta-D-apiofuranosyl-(1-->3)-beta-D-xylopyranosyl-(1-->4)-alpha-L - rhamnopyranosyl-(1-->2)-alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl]bayogenin (3), respectively.

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The constituents were quantified by the percentage weight of the crude products. The sesquiterpenes (0.07%) and tnterpenes (0.1 %) were identified by GC-MS. Chalcone flavokawin B (1) and 5,6-dehydrokawain (3) were isolated from both species. Flavokawin B (1) has been found to be the major component of A. rafflesiana (0.6 g, 0.2%) whereas 5,6-dehydrokawain (3) constitutes (TLC analysis) the major component of A. mutica (1.1 g, 0.37%) which have been previously

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