20-Hydroxylucidenic acid E2 is a triterpenoid compound found in Ganoderma lucidum. It exhibits significant inhibitory effects on inflammation induced by TPA . Additionally, 20-Hydroxylucidenic acid E2 can suppress the expression of EBV early antigen induced by TPA , with a IC50 of 290 mol ratio/32 pmol TPA (meaning that when the molar concentration of this compound is 290 times that of 32 pmol of TPA, it can inhibit 50% of EBV early antigen expression). Therefore, 20-Hydroxylucidenic acid E2 has potential applications in anti-inflammatory and anticancer research.

Jacoline, jaconine, jacobine, and jacozine, the hepatotoxic alkaloids, are potentially carcinogenic, mutagenic, and teratogenic and may pose health hazards to the human consumer.

Moschamine is a very potent compound that is able to inhibit COX-I by 58% and COX-II by 54%, at the concentration of 0.1 μmol L⁻1, it may suppress cAMP formation via binding to 5-HT1 receptors in the cells. Moschamine exerts antitumour effects on HeLa, MCF7 and A431 cells.