31-Hydroxycarbowyacetylquercinic acid, a lanostenoid hydroxyl acid has been isolated from D. dickinsii by solbent extraction, silica gel column chromatography and recrystallization. The structure of this compound has been determined to be 31-hydroxycarboxyacetylquercinic acid by a combinationof spectral data and by HM-BC. This compound showed antimicrobial activities against human pathogenic fungi and bacteria.