Aconitine is a diterpenoid that is 20-ethyl-3alpha,13,15alpha-trihydroxy-1alpha,6alpha,16beta-trimethoxy-4-(methoxymethyl)aconitane-8,14alpha-diol having acetate and benzoate groups at the 8- and 14-positions respectively. It is functionally related to an aconitane. Aconitine, one of the major Aconitum alkaloids, is a highly toxic compound from the Aconitum species, it appears to exert a long-lasting cholinergic action in the causation of severe arrhythmias leading to death.

Formononetin is a phytoestrogen, could be used in postmenopausal osteoporosis. It has antitumorigenic effects, suppressed the proliferation of human non-small cell lung cancer through induction of cell cycle arrest and apoptosis; it also exhibits antiviral activities against some members of Picornaviridae, could inhibit EV71-induced COX-2 expression and PGE2 production via MAPKs pathway including ERK, p38 and JNK. Formononetin is a member of the class of 7-hydroxyisoflavones that is 7-hydroxyisoflavone substituted by a methoxy group at position 4'. It has a role as a plant metabolite and a phytoestrogen. It is a member of 4'-methoxyisoflavones and a member of 7-hydroxyisoflavones. It is functionally related to a daidzein. It is a conjugate acid of a formononetin(1-).

Kamebakaurin has anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory activities through direct inhibition of DNA-binding activity of nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) p50; it has anti-neuroinflammatory activity via inhibition of c-Jun NH₂-terminal kinase and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway in activated microglial cells. Kamebakaurin inhibits the expression of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α and its target genes to confer antitumor activity. Kamebakaurin also has the ability to protect the liver from APAP-induced hepatotoxicity, presumably by both inhibiting the inflammatory response and oxidative stress.

Dihydrocucurbitacin B has anti-cancer activity, it reduces cell proliferation due to a decrease in the expression of cyclins, mainly cyclin-B1 and disruption of the actin cytoskeleton, arresting B16F10 cells in G2/M phase. Dihydrocucurbitacin B modifies the evolution of the clinical symptoms, reduces the swelling and bone and tissue damage along with the development of the disease, modifies the cell infiltration and the expression of both nitric oxide synthase-2 and cyclooxygenase-2. 23,24-dihydrocucurbitacin B is a 23,24-dihydrocucurbitacin in which a lanostane skeleton is multi-substituted with hydroxy, methyl and oxo substituents, with unsaturation at position 5; a hydroxy function at C-25 is acetylated. It is a tertiary alpha-hydroxy ketone, a 23,24-dihydrocucurbitacin and a secondary alpha-hydroxy ketone. It is functionally related to a cucurbitacin B.

Ferulic acid is an antioxidant found naturally in plant cell walls , shows antioxidant activity in parallel with their radical scavenging activity, it has been approved in certain countries as food additive to prevent lipid peroxidation. Ferulic acid has been reported to have many physiological functions, including antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, anti-thrombosis, anti- diabetic, and anti-cancer activities; it also protects against coronary disease, lowers cholesterol and increases sperm viability. Ferulic acid is a member of the class of ferulic acids that is cinnamic acid substituted by a methoxy and a hydroxy group at positions 3 and 4 of the phenyl ring. It has a role as an antioxidant, a neuroprotective agent and a plant metabolite.

Heterophyllin B is used as the quality control index for evaluating P. heterophylla in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia.Heterophyllin B effectively suppresses the adhesion and invasion of the human esophageal carcinoma cells by mediating the PI3K/AKT/β-catenin pathways and regulating the expression levels of adhesion- and invasion-associated genes.

3-Deoxyaconitine has toxicity.

Ranaconitine has cardiotoxicity.

Vincamine is a plant alkaloid used clinically as a peripheral vasodilator that increases cerebral blood flow and oxygen and glucose utilization by neural tissue to combat the effect of aging. Vincamine has contractile and relaxant actions on the guinea pig trachealis, may be due to the generation of prostaglandins and to changes in the membrane Ca2+ fluxes and/or the intracellular Ca2+ distribution. Vincamine alleviates Amyloid-β 25-35 peptides-induced cytotoxicity in PC12 cells. Vincamine is a methyl ester, a vinca alkaloid, an organic heteropentacyclic compound, an alkaloid ester and a hemiaminal. It has a role as a metabolite, a vasodilator agent and an antihypertensive agent. It is functionally related to an eburnamenine.

Yunaconitine is a diterpene alkaloid with formula C35H49NO11 that is isolated from several Aconitum species. It has a role as an antifeedant, a xenobiotic, a phytotoxin, a plant metabolite and a human urinary metabolite. It is a diterpene alkaloid, a tertiary alcohol, an aromatic ether, a secondary alcohol, a bridged compound, a benzoate ester, an organic heteropolycyclic compound, a polyether, an acetate ester and a tertiary amino compound. It derives from a hydride of an aconitane. Yunaconitine has anti-inflammatory and analgesic actions. It can increase serum total complement as well as the phag-ocytic activity of reticuloendothelial system in mice, these effects are considered to be beneficial in the clearance of pathogenic antigens, and may be the immunopharmacological basis of antiinflammatory actions of yunaconitine.