Abstract: A new compound caesanol 1 and a known diterpene 6β, 7β-dibenzoyloxyvouacapen-5α-ol 2 is isolated for the first time from ethanolic extract of aerial part of this plant. Structures of both were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic analysis.

Keywords: Caesalpinia bonduc, Caesalpinia pulcherrina, caesanol, 6β, 7β-dibenzoyloxyvouacapen-5α-ol, isolation.