Acid Yellow 9 monosodium salt is an azo dye, degraded by Pseudomonas fluorescens as a sole source of nitrogen, carbon, and energy for the bacterium.

Phosalone is an organophosphate chemical commonly used as an insecticide and acaricide.

Tangshenoside I might be a potential bioactive marker related to the hematopoietic and immunologic functions of Codonopsis Radix, which could be recommended as the index compound. It has α-glucosidase inhibition activity.