FR054 is an inhibitor of the Hexosamine Biosynthetic Pathway (HBP) enzyme PGM3, with a remarkable anti-breast cancer effect. FR054 induces in different breast cancer cells a dramatic decrease in cell proliferation and survival.

6-Hydroxykaempferol 3,6-di-O-glucoside and 6-hydroxykaempferol 3,6,7-tri-O-glucoside can inhibit platelet aggregation induced by collagen, they also show weak inhibitory effects on the adenosine 5'-diphosphate (ADP)- induced platelet aggregation.

(25R)-Ruscogenin-3-yl α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→2)-[β-D-xylopyranosyl-(1→4)]-β-D-glucopyranoside (compound 1) is a steroidal saponin , can be isolated from the roots of Ophiopogon japonicus.