Morroniside would act as a regulator of hepatic inflammatory reactions and lipid metabolism in db/db mice.

Cosmosiin may be beneficial for diabetic complications through their enhanced adiponectin secretion, tyrosine phosphorylation of insulin receptor-β and GLUT4 translocation.

S-Methyl-L-cysteine is a natural product that acts as a substrate in the catalytic antioxidant system mediated by methionine sulfoxide reductase A (MSRA) with antioxidative neuroprotective and anti-obesity activities.