Five new pregnane glycosides, caradalzielosides A -E (1 -5), were isolated from the aerial parts of Caralluma dalzielii. Their structures were elucidated by extensive 1D-and 2D-NMR spectroscopic analysis as well as by HR-FAB-MS experiments.Introduction. -As a part of our studies on Nigerian folkloric medicinal plants [1] [2], we have investigated the chemical constituents of Caralluma dalzielii N. E. BROWN, which has been used as a tonic, aphrodisiac, analgesic, and antiemetic [3]. The plant is a perennial succulent with quadrangular branches belonging to the family of Asclepiadaceae, which is still treated as an independent family. However, modern molecular and genetic studies suggest that it should be incorporated into the Apocynaceae family [4] [5]. On the basis of the new taxonomy, the genus Caralluma is classified into the subfamily Asclepiadoideae, tribe Ceropegieae [4].In previous studies on C. dalzielii, tomentogenin (= 3,12,14,17,20-pentahydroxypregnane) esters [6] and their glycosides [7] were identified. Herein, we report the isolation and structure elucidation of five new steroidal glycosides named caradalzielosides A -E (1 -5), resp. from this plant. They consist of 5,6-dihydrosarcostins (= 3,8,12,14,17,20-hexahydroxypregnanes) with acetyl (Ac) and/or benzoyl (Bz) groups as aglycones and oligosaccharide chains originating from two to four sugar units.