Five undescribed glycosides (1-5) and eight known compounds (6-13) were isolated from the stems of Ephedra intermedia. Their chemical structures were determined by analysis of NMR, ECD, and MS data. In addition, The in vitro bioactive assay, α-glucosidase and acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitory activities, suggested that compounds 11 and 12 exhibited obvious inhibitory effects on α-glucosidase with the IC