A new indole alkaloid (1), together with eight known indole alkaloid derivatives (2–9), was isolated from Hosta plantaginea for the first time. The structures of compounds 1–9 were elucidated on the basis of comprehensive spectroscopic analyses and references. Compounds 1–9 were evaluated for their inhibition of steroid 5α-reductase activity in vitro. Among them, compounds 1 and 2 showed important inhibition of steroid 5α-reductase activities. © 2020, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.