Abstract: Nine compounds were isolated from the root of Zanthoxylum pashanense N.Chao.Of them,eight were identified as nitidine,oxynitidine,isodecarine,des-Nmethylchelerythrine,1-sesamin,yangambin,daucosterol and β-sitosterol by uv,ir,ms,nmr,element-analysis and chemical methods.While the other one,which is an alkaloid with the molecular weight 351,remains to be determined.