Tauroursodeoxycholic acid is the more hydrophilic form of ursodeoxycholic acid, which is the more abundant naturally produced bile acid in humans.

Ambroxol is indicated as "secretolytic therapy in bronchopulmonary diseases associated with abnormal mucus secretion and impaired mucus transport.

Rhodionin and rhodionin can inhibit cytochrome P450 2D6 non-competitively with high specificity which could have implications for interactions with co-administered drugs; they can significantly suppress the elevation of the postprandial blood triglyceride level suggests that they may be to the treatment of lifestyle-related diseases such as hyperlipidemia and exogeneous obesity and to health foods.