Hispolon is a member of catechols.

Amaroswerin is a member of biphenyls.

Kansuinin B is an organooxygen compound. It is functionally related to a tetracarboxylic acid.

Vomicine is a natural product from Strychnos nux-vomica, the S. nux-vomica extracts show antihyperglycemic activity in experimental animals.

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).