Rhaponticin(Rhaponiticin) can alleviate liver steatosis and improve blood glucose and lipid profiles in KK/Ay diabetic mice, indicates that rhaponticin has a noticeable antidiabetic effect.

Soyasaponin Ae (Acetyl-soyasaponin A5) can be isolated from the seeds of Glycine max MERRILL.

Microgrewiapine A is a selective cytotoxic agent for colon cancer cells over normal colon cells and to exhibit nicotinic receptor antagonistic activity for both the hα3β4 and hα4β2 receptor subtypes.