Four new C(19)-nor-diterpenoid alkaloids, named brachyaconitines A-D (1-4), were isolated from the roots of Aconitum brachypodum DIELS. Their structures were elucidated as 3-O-acetyl-20-deethyl-20-formylacoitine (1), 3-O-acetyl-19,20-didehydro-20-deethylaconitine (2), 3-O-acetyl-8-de(acety-loxy)-7,8,17,20-tetradehydro-20-deethy1-7,17-secoaconitine (3), and 1-O-methylflavaconitine (4) by means of MS, IR, 1D- and 2D-NMR analysis. The structure of compound 1 was confirmed by an X-ray difraction experiment.