Polyphyllin G has been shown to have strong anticancer activities in a wide variety of human cancer cell lines, it also shows significant anthelmintic activity against Dactylogyrus intermedius with EC50 values of 1.2 mg L(-1) and the acute toxicities (LC50) values of 2.9 mg L(-1).

Calycosin, a selective estrogen receptor modulator, is also a vasorelaxant and a noncompetitive Ca(2+) channel blocker. It has anti-oxidative, anti-inflammatory, hepatoprotective,antineoplastic, and effective skin-lightening activities. Calycosin exhibited tyrosinase inhibitory activity with an IC(50) value of 38.4 microM, it suppressed breast cancer cell growth via ERβ-dependent regulation of IGF-1R, p38 MAPK and PI3K/Akt pathways. Calycosin is a member of the class of 7-hydroxyisoflavones that is 7-hydroxyisoflavone which is substituted by an additional hydroxy group at the 3' position and a methoxy group at the 4' position. It has a role as an antioxidant and a metabolite. It is a member of 4'-methoxyisoflavones and a member of 7-hydroxyisoflavones. It is functionally related to an isoflavone. It is a conjugate acid of a calycosin(1-).

Ginsenoside Rg1 has antiaging, anti-platelet activation, promotion of wound healing, and neuroprotective effects, it has protective effect against Aβ25-35-induced toxicity in PC12 cells,might be through the insulin-like growth factor-I receptor (IGF-IR) and estrogen receptor (ER)signaling pathways. Ginsenoside Rg1 is a desirable agent for enhancing CD4+ T-cell activity, as well as the correction of Th1-dominant pathological disorders, which by increasing Th2 specific cytokine secretion and by repressing Th1 specific cytokine production. It increased the expression of the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) mRNA and reduced ERK pathway, expression of transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β) mRNA. Ginsenoside Rg1 is a ginsenoside found in Panax ginseng and Panax japonicus var. major that is dammarane which is substituted by hydroxy groups at the 3beta, 6alpha, 12beta and 20 pro-S positions, in which the hydroxy groups at positions 6 and 20 have been converted to the corresponding beta-D-glucopyranosides, and in which a double bond has been introduced at the 24-25 position. It has a role as a neuroprotective agent and a pro-angiogenic agent.

Britannilactone significantly reduces melanin production in a dose-dependent manner with the IC50 value of 15.5 uM.

The combination of Cochinchinenin A, cochinchinenin B, and loureirin B is the material basis for the analgesic effect of Dragon’s Blood.

25S-Inokosterone and 25R-inokosterone exhibit potent inhibition (80-95% at ) against TNF-expression levels in A23187 plus phorbol-myrisrate acetate-induced RBL-2H3 cells, they have excellent anti-atopy activity, thus they could be used to a large range of functional anti-atopy cosmetics.

(-)-epigallocatechin 3-gallate is a gallate ester obtained by the formal condensation of gallic acid with the (3R)-hydroxy group of ()-epigallocatechin. It has a role as a geroprotector, an antioxidant, an antineoplastic agent, a neuroprotective agent, a Hsp90 inhibitor, an apoptosis inducer and a plant metabolite. It is a polyphenol, a gallate ester and a member of flavans. It is functionally related to a (-)-epigallocatechin. (-)-Epigallocatechin Gallate is an antioxidant polyphenol flavonoid form green tea, and inhibits the activation of EGFR, HER2 and HER3, with antitumor activity. (-)-Epigallocatechin gallate treatment enduring to cardio protection at mitochondrial level, it has protective effects against βA-induced neuronal apoptosis through scavenging reactive oxygen species, which may be beneficial for the prevention of Alzheimer's disease.