Dehydrojuncusol, a new inhibitor of hepatitis C virus RNA replication, it inhibits infection of different HCV genotypes by targeting the NS5A protein and is active against resistant HCV variants frequently found in patients with treatment failure.

DX3-213B is a potent, orally active inhibitor of oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) complex I with an IC50 of 3.6 nM.

Sauchinone is a useful adjunctive treatment for bacterial infection. Sauchinone, an active lignan found in Saururus chinensis, to regulate the activation of HSCs, to prevent liver fibrosis, and to inhibit oxidative stress in vivo and in vitro.