Podophyllotoxone is a lactone and a lignan.

Isofebrifugine shows antimalarial activity.

Prosapogenin A has anti-obesity, and immunomodulating effects, it exhibits cytotoxic activity against the cancer cell line K562 in vitro.

Phytolaccaceae has anti-tumor activity, the mechanism may be related to the capacity of Esculentoside H for TNF release.

Wilforine is an organic heteropentacyclic compound and pyridine alkaloid with formula C43H49NO18 originally isolated from the roots of Tripterygium wilfordii. It has a role as a phytogenic insecticide and a plant metabolite. It is a pyridine alkaloid, a benzoate ester, an organic heteropentacyclic compound, an acetate ester, a macrocyclic lactone and a dihydroagarofuran sesquiterpenoid. Wilforine has anti-inflammatory effect, which might be mediated by down-regulation of the expression of inflammatory factors TNF-α, IL-6 and NO. It also has insecticidal activity by inhibiting the Na+-K+-ATPase in the central nervous system.

Tetramethylcurcumin is a natural product from Curcuma rcenyujin.

Oxymatrine has exhibited anti-hepatitis virus infection, anti-hepatic fibrosis, anti-inflammation, anti-anaphylaxis and other immune-regulation, it induces human pancreatic cancer PANC-1 cells apoptosis via regulating expression of Bcl-2 and IAP families, and releasing of cytochrome C. It can attenuate diabetes-associated cognitive deficits in rats, which is associated with oxidative stress, inflammation and apoptotic cascades, it is proven to protect ischemic and reperfusion injury in liver, intestine and heart.