Delphinidin-3-O-arabinoside chloride is an anthocyanin chloride compound. It is formed by combining Delphinidin (an anthocyanin with a natural purple color) with the 3-O-arabinoside group. Delphinidin-3-O-arabinoside can be isolated from Rhododendron and is in the form of furanose.

Oxyphyllacinol has antidiarrheal activity.Oxyphyllacinol has been shown to treat dementia. Oxyphyllacinol was isolated from the S. nodiflora water fraction, while the S. nodiflora water fraction has been shown to have antioxidant and anti-aging activities, inducing mitochondrial activity and increasing ctt1 gene expression by regulating stress tolerance response.

Norswertianin, a xanthone compound, serves as a powerful anti-glioma compound. Norswertianin induces GBM cells differentiation through oxidative stress and Akt/mTOR dependent autophagy.