Two new compounds (-)-9′-O-trans-feruloyl-5,5′-dimethoxylariciresinol and (+)-9′-O-trans-feruloyl-5′-methoxylariciresinol were isolated, together with threo-2,3-bis-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-3-methoxypropanol, eight lignans, six alkaloids, stigmast-4-en-3-one, lupeol and eight aromatic compounds, from the wood of Aralia bipinnata. The structures of these compounds were elucidated by spectral methods. The hitherto unreported 1H and 13CNMR spectra of three of these compounds are also discussed. © 1995.