Abstract Seven phenolic compounds, including one new compound trans ‐3,4,3′,5′‐tetrahydroxy‐4′‐methylstilbene 4‐ O ‐β‐ D ‐xylopyranosyl‐(1→6)‐β‐ D ‐glucopyranoside ( 1 ), together with six known compounds (+)‐hinokiol ( 2 ), 6‐hydroxy‐5,7‐dimethoxycoumarin ( 3 ), caffeic acid ( 4 ), vanillic acid ( 5 ), 4‐hydroxy‐2,6‐dimethoxyphenol‐1‐ O ‐β‐ D ‐glucopyranoside ( 6 ) and 4‐allyl‐2,6‐dimethoxyphenol‐1‐ O ‐β‐ D ‐glucopyranoside ( 7 ), were isolated from the root bark of Elsholtzia bodinieri Van't. Their structures were determined on the basis of spectroscopic and chemical evidence.