Two nortriterpenes (rubuminatus A and B), which contain a distinctive contracted a five-membered A-ring ursane-type skeleton, and six triterpenes along with 17 known triterpenes were isolated from the roots of Rubus innominatus S. Moore. These structures were determined to be 19 alpha-hydroxy-2-oxonor- A(3)-urs-12-en-28-oic acid, 1 beta,19 alpha-dihydroxy-2-oxo-nor-A(3)-urs-12-en-28-oic acid, 1 beta,2 alpha,3 alpha, 19 alpha-tetrahy droxyurs-12-en-23-formyl-28-oic acid, 1 beta,2 alpha,3 alpha,19 alpha,23- pentahydroxyurs-11-en-28-oic acid, 1-oxo-siaresinolic acid, 2 alpha,3 alpha-dihydroxyolean-11,13(18)-dien-19 beta,28-olide, 1 beta,2 alpha,3 alpha-trihydroxy-19-oxo- 18,19-seco-urs-11,13(18)-dien-28-oic acid, and 2-O-benzoyl alphitolic acid based on extensive spectroscopic analyses. In vitro anti-inflammatory abilities to modulate the production of TNF-alpha, and IL-6 in LPS-induced RAW 264.7 macrophages of the compounds were determined. Rubuminatus A and B, as well as 1-oxo-siaresinolic acid and 2 alpha,3 alpha-dihydroxyolean-11,13(18)-dien-19 beta,28-olide, exhibited significant inhibitory effects on these cytokines. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.