Aucubin is an iridoid glycoside with a wide range of biological activities, including pancreas-protective, chondroprotective, antispasmodic, liver-protective, anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial, antioxidant, anti-algesic as well as anti-tumor activities. Aucubin prevents neuronal death in the hippocampal CA1 region in rats with diabetic encephalopathy, it also has protective effects on H2O2-induced apoptosis in PC12 cells. Aucubin may improve obesity-induced atherosclerosis by attenuating TNF-α-induced inflammatory responses. Aucubin suppresses hepatitis B viral DNA replication in vitro. Aucubin is an organic molecular entity. It has a role as a metabolite.

7-O-Methyl morroniside is a natural product from Lonicera morrowii. 7-O-Methyl morroniside is a iridoid glycoside (IG) extracted from Cornus officinalis and used in many traditional Chinese medicines

Acitretin has immunomodulatory effect, and low dose acitretin therapy is safe, well tolerated and partially effective in chemoprophylaxis of skin cancer in renal transplant recipients, it for chemoprevention of non-melanoma skin cancers in renal transplant recipients. Acitretin dramatically improves the results of UV-B treatment in patients with severe psoriasis and it markedly decreases the effective cumulative UV-B dose. Acitretin in the treatment of severe lichen sclerosus et atrophicus of the vulva. Acitretin therapy is effective for psoriasis associated with human immunodeficiency virus infection. All-trans-acitretin is a retinoid, an acitretin and an alpha,beta-unsaturated monocarboxylic acid. It has a role as a keratolytic drug.

8-O-Acetyl shanzhiside methyl ester is a cyclosporin glucoside isolated from folk medicinal plants in Xizang, China. 8-O-Acetyl shanzhiside methyl ester can inhibit NF - κ B activity.