Two new lignan compounds, 5'-allyl-2,2'-dihydroxy-[1,1'-biphenyl]-5-carboxylic acid (1) and 4,4'-diallyl-[1,1'-biphenyl]-2,2'-diol (2), together with four known compounds (3-6), were isolated from the barks of Sassafras tzumu. The new compounds were determined by NMR (1H and 13C NMR, HSQC, HMBC,