Hypocrellin A, an a natural perylene quinine photosensitizers (PSs), can chelate with heavy metal ions, including Au(III) and Pt(IV), to form a 1:2 complex. Hypocrellin A has light-induced antitumor,antifungal and antiviral activities, it also exerts immunomodulatory effects on MHC-restricted presentation of antigen.

(-)-catechin-3-O-gallate is a gallate ester obtained by formal condensation of the carboxy group of gallic acid with the (3R)-hydroxy group of ()-catechin. It has a role as a metabolite. It is a polyphenol, a gallate ester and a member of flavans. It is functionally related to a gallic acid and a (-)-catechin. It is an enantiomer of a (+)-catechin-3-O-gallate. Catechin, a cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1) inhibitor with an IC50 of 1.4 μM, which has antiangiogenic, antitumor, antioxidant, UV-protective, anti-aging, phytotoxic, antimicrobial, and antiviral effects. Catechin shows its potential as biobased active packaging for fatty food, and exerts cardioprotection through treating many kinds of angiocardiopathy.

Quercetagetin may be a potent inhibitor of the STAT1 signal, which could be a new molecular target for anti-inflammatory treatment, and may thus have therapeutic applications as an immune modulator in inflammatory diseases such as AD. It has stronger inhibitory effects on the protein and mRNA expression of TARC and MDC than other flavonoids. Quercetagetin is a hexahydroxyflavone that is flavone substituted by hydroxy groups at positions 3, 5, 6, 7, 3' and 4' respectively. It has a role as an antioxidant, an antiviral agent and a plant metabolite. It is a hexahydroxyflavone and a member of flavonols. It is functionally related to a quercetin.

Hypericin is a photosensitive antiviral with anticancer and antidepressant agent . It can inhibit tyrosine kinases with IC50 of 7.5 μM. It can induce both apoptosis and necrosis in a concentration and light dose-dependent fashion, and inhibit RANKL-mediated osteoclastogenesis via affecting ERK signalling in vitro and suppresses wear particle-induced osteolysis in vivo. Hypericin is a carbopolycyclic compound. It has a role as an antidepressant. It derives from a hydride of a bisanthene.

Isovanillin is a member of the class of benzaldehydes that is 4-methoxybenzaldehyde substituted by a hydroxy group at position 3. It is an inhibitor of aldehyde oxidase. It has a role as a HIV protease inhibitor, an antifungal agent, an antidiarrhoeal drug, an EC 1.2.3.1 (aldehyde oxidase) inhibitor, an animal metabolite and a plant metabolite. It is a member of benzaldehydes, a monomethoxybenzene and a member of phenols. Isovanillin is a reversible inhibitor of aldehyde oxidase. It is largely used as pharmaceutical intermediates and also applied in food and beverage industry, synthetic fragrances, chemical. Isovanillin is a selective inhibitor of aldehyde oxidase, is metabolized by aldehyde dehydrogenase into isovanillic acid ,and the LD50 (rat, ipr) is 1276 mg/kg.

Minecoside is a hydroxycinnamic acid. It has a role as a metabolite.

Tsugafolin has weak anti-HIV activity.

Veraguensin shows activity against trypomastigote T. cruzi., it shows high antileishmanial activity. Veraguensin and galgravin can inhibit bone resorption and may offer novel compounds for the development of drugs to treat bone-destructive diseases such as osteoporosis. Veraguensin is a lignan. It has a role as a metabolite.

Limonin is a widely used dietary supplement, one of the most prevalent citrus limonoids, which has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anticancer and anti-human immunodeficiency virus(HIV)activity. It induced a down regulation of TLR-2 ,TLR-4,TNF-α, TNF-α/IL-10,NF-κB and caspase. It showed the potent inhibition of CYP3A4, with IC50 values of 6.20 μM (CYP3A4/testosterone) and 19.10 μM (CYP3A4/midazolam). Limonin is a member of furans, a lactone, an epoxide, a limonoid, an organic heterohexacyclic compound and a hexacyclic triterpenoid. It has a role as a metabolite, a volatile oil component and an inhibitor.

1,4-Di-O-caffeoylquinic acid is a quinic acid.

Ganoderic acid B is a chemical marker in quality control of G. lucidum and related products. Ganoderic acid B-containing herbs has potential influence towards therapeutic window of trifluoperazine.Ganoderic acid B has antinociceptive effect; it is moderately active inhibitors against HIV-1 protease with a 50% inhibitory concentration of 0.17-0.23 mM.

Ombuoside is a glycosyloxyflavone that is ombuin attached to a rutinoside residue at position 3 via a glycosidic linkage. It has a role as an antibacterial agent, a radical scavenger, a neuroprotective agent and a plant metabolite. It is a dimethoxyflavone, a rutinoside, a dihydroxyflavone, a glycosyloxyflavone and a disaccharide derivative. It is functionally related to a rutinose and an ombuin. Ombuoside has antifungal activity. Ombuoside shows significant antioxidant activity in the DPPH, and TEAC, reducing power assays.

Dehydroeffusol possesses anti-cancer, anxiolytic and sedative properties, it may antagonize the spasmogenic activity of various agents, and therefore, could be a promising agent in the treatment of spasms. Dehydroeffusol displays enhanced antimicrobial activities in light, its antimicrobial activities (minimum inhibitory concentrations) against methicillin-resistant and -sensitive Staphylococcus aureus and Candida albicans are increased 16 fold by irradiation with ultraviolet A (UVA).