The methanolic extract from the roots and stems of Indian Salacia prinoides and its water-eluted fraction of Diaion HP-20 column were found to exhibit inhibitory activities against α-glucosidase. From the water-eluted fraction, two new unique constituents with thiosugar sulfonium sulfate, salaprinol (1) and ponkoranol (2), were isolated together with 10 known constituents including salacinol and kotalanol. The structures of 1 and 2 were elucidated on the basis of chemical and physicochemical evidence. Furthermore, ponkoranol (2) and kotalanol desulfate (14) were found to show potent inhibitory activities against αglucosidase.In the course of our studies on antidiabetogenic compounds from natural medicines, 1-5 we have isolated two potent α-glucosidase inhibitors, salacinol (3) and kotalanol (4), with unique thiosugar sulfonium sulfate inner salt structure from the roots, stems, and leaves of Salacia reticulata, 6-14 S. oblonga, 15 and S. chinensis [16][17][18][19][20] in Sri Lanka, India, and Thailand. As a continuation of our studies on Salacia species plant, 21 we have found that the methanolic extract from the roots and stems of Indian S. prinoides exhibited inhibitory activity against α-glucosidase. This plant is called as "Kushan" in Sanskrit and is widely distributed in India, Sri Lanka, and Southeast Asia countries. The roots and stems of this plant are extensively used for the treatment of diabetes and also used as an abortifacient in Indian traditional medicine. Through bioassay-guided separation using α-glucosidase inhibitory activities, we isolated two new constituents named salaprinol (1) and ponkoranol (2) together with 10 known constituents including salacinol and kotalanol. In this paper, we describe the isolation and structure elucidation of salaprinol (1) and ponkoranol (2), as well as the inhibitory activities of 2 and related compounds on α-glucosidase.