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Among the diversity of flora of Ukraine, there are still plants that are actively used in folk medicine, but despite this the content of their biologically active substances has not been studied enough. An important element of any pharmacognostical study is an estimation of carbohydrates content in plant materials. Carbohydrates play a key role in the formation of the specific gravity of the plant organism. In plants, the largest amount of carbohydrates are presented by polysaccharides. Polysaccharides of plant origin show high biological activity, potentiate the pharmacological activity of biologically active substances, prolong the action and increase the effectiveness of drugs, have anti-inflammatory, mucolytic, immunomodulatory and antitumor effects. The aim of the study was to research the polysaccharide complex in the grass of Teucrium chamaedrys L. and Teucrium montanum L. According to the data obtained, water-soluble polysaccharides were determined in the largest amount (3.12 % for Teucrium chamaedrys L. and 2.81 % for Teucrium montanum L.). The hemicellulose A content reached 2.63 % in Teucrium chamaedrys L. and 2.36 % in Teucrium montanum L., the content of pectic polysaccharide fractions – 1.22 % and 0.97 % respectively. The polysaccharide fraction of hemicellulose B was determined in the smallest amount, which is 1.08 % in Teucrium chamaedrys L. and 0.92 % in Teucrium montanum L. The data obtained as to the polysaccharide composition in both kinds of grass may be used for further research of raw materials from the grass of Teucrium chamaedrys L. and Teucrium montanum L. and in the development of quality control methods for medicinal raw materials and substances based on them.