Schisandrone has strong activities of anti-oxidation, effectively scavenges hydroxyl radical and superoxide anion, and has protective effects on cells under active oxygen stress state. Schisandrone can significantly decrease phosphorylation levels of Tau protein at 396, 262 sites, and relieve neuronal injury, but the phosphorylation level does not reach a negative cell level; it can suppress the Aβ-induced oxidative stress and inflammatory reaction through influencing NF-κB signaling pathway, exerting its protective effect on Alzheimer disease.

Hinokiflavone is a biflavonoid that is apigenin substituted by a 4-(5,7-dihydroxy-4-oxo-4H-chromen-2-yl)phenoxy group at position 6. A diflavonyl ether, it is isolated from Rhus succedanea and has been found to possess significant cytotoxic potential. It has a role as a metabolite, an antineoplastic agent and a neuroprotective agent. It is a hydroxyflavone, an aromatic ether and a biflavonoid. It is functionally related to an apigenin. Hinokiflavone has significant cytotoxicity, it has inhibition of MMP-9.

Deoxyshikonin and dodecyl gallate show significantly synergic antimicrobial activity with penicillin in vivo and in vitro, and can effectively reduce nasopharyngeal and lung colonization caused by different penicillin-resistant pneumococcal serotypes. Deoxyshikonin exerts very good radical scavenging activities toward ABTS+ but shows moderate inhibition of DPPH·, and shows cytotoxic activities. Deoxyshikonin may be a new drug candidate for wound healing and treatment of lymphatic diseases.

Multicaulisin is a natural product from Morus multicaulis.