Objective:To investigate the chemical constituents in seed of Sophora alopecuroides and to determine their antitumor activities in vitro. Method: Compounds were isolated and purified by means of silica gel and Sephadex LH-20 gel columm chromatography, and recrystallization etc. Their structures were elucidated using spectroscopic analysis including 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR and spectral data. The cytotoxic activities of the alkaloids compounds on C6 cell in vitro were evaluated by MTT method. Result: Seven compounds were isolated from the ethanol extract of the seed of S. alopecuroides. Their structrues were identified as (+)-matrine(1), (+)-oxymatrine(2), (-)-sophocarpine(3), (-)-9α-hydroxysophocarpine(4), (+)-oxysophocarpine(5), (-)-9α-hydroxysophoramine(6), (-)-13, 14-dehydrosophoridine(7), and a non-alkaloid named indolyl-3-carbaldehyde(8). Conclusion: The compond 8 was isolated from the genus sophora for the first time. Compounds 1-3 and 5 showed significant inhibitory activity towards C6 glioma cells.