In addition to epipachysandrine-A and saracocine, two new steroidal alkaloids, sarconidine and sarcorine were isolated from the aerial parts of Sarcococca saligna. Their structures were established as (20S)-20-dimethylamino-3 beta-methylamino-pregnane-5,16-diene and (20S)-3 beta-acetylamino-20-dimethylamino-5 alpha-pregnane, respectively, by detailed spectroscopic studies. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.