Three new galloyl arbutins, hyemalosides A-C (1-3), along with nine known compounds were isolated from the evergreen tree Eugenia hyemalis. The structures of compounds 1-3 were determined by analysis of NMR and MS data. Compounds 1-3 inhibited HIV-1 RNase H in vitro with IC 50 values of 1.46, >18, and 1.19 μM, respectively. However, in a XTT-based cell viability assay using the human T-cell line CEM-SS infected with HIV-1 RT , none of the compounds inhibited the cytopathic effect of HIV-1 infection at the highest dose tested (20 μg/mL).As part of a molecularly targeted screening program to discover drug leads from natural products, we investigated the chemistry of the evergreen tree Eugenia hyemalis L. Cambess (Myrtaceae). The organic extract of the plant showed inhibition of ribonuclease H (RNase H) enzymatic activity in a high-throughput screening assay. 1 RNase H is a second, distinct enzymatic activity of the HIV-1 reverse transcriptase protein. It is a nonspecific nuclease that is responsible for hydrolyzing the RNA strand of a RNA/DNA heteroduplex and allowing the incorporation of viral genetic information into the host cell genome. Because RNase H activity is required for viral infectivity, it is a viable target for screening for potential anti-HIV drugs, and a high-throughput fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) assay 1 was developed for this purpose.Bioassay-guided fractionation of the extract led to the isolation of three new compounds, hyemalosides A-C (1-3), along with nine known compounds. The structures of the nine known compounds were determined on the basis of spectroscopic evidence and comparison with literature values. These were characterized as 2-O-galloylarbutin, 2 4-O-galloylarbutin, 2,6-di-O-galloylarbutin, 3 2,4,6-tri-O-galloylarbutin, 4 1,2,6-tri-O-galloyl-β-D-glucose, 5 kaempferol-3-O-(6-O-galloyl-β-D-glucopyranoside), 6 afzelin 2″-O-gallate, 7 afzelin 3″-Ogallate, 7 and quercitrin. 7 HREIMS of compound 1 showed a peak at m/z 727.1191 [M -H] − consistent with a molecular formula of C 33 H 28 O 19 . The 1 H NMR spectrum showed a proton doublet at δ 5.13 (J = 7.9 Hz) along with six resonances from δ 3.88 to 5.49, which were linked by COSY data and indicated a hexose moiety. Large coupling constants for the sugar ring protons (J = 7.9-9.5 Hz) indicated a series of trans diaxial couplings characteristic of glucose and also revealed that the anomeric oxygen was β-oriented.