Niazinin is a thiocarbamate glycoside with antileishmanial activities, with an IC50 value of 5.25 μM. Niazinin also shows a binding affinity with the target protein 3CL protease. Niazinin has promising leishmanicidal, anti-inflammatory and anti-pyretic activity.

Cynatratoside A, an oligoglycoside, is a nature product that could be isolated from the roots of Cynanchum paniculatum.

1-Docosanol is a saturated fatty alcohol used traditionally as an emollient, emulsifier, and thickener in cosmetics, and nutritional supplement; inhibitor of lipid-enveloped viruses including herpes simplex.