Dehydrojuncusol, a new inhibitor of hepatitis C virus RNA replication, it inhibits infection of different HCV genotypes by targeting the NS5A protein and is active against resistant HCV variants frequently found in patients with treatment failure.

Maltotriose is a common oligosaccharide metabolite found in human urine after maltose ingestion or infusion. Maltotriose is increased in Glycogen storage disease II due to a mutation of the enzyme alpha-14-glucosidase.

Daphnoretin has anticancer effects on leukemia, osteosarcoma and uterine cervix cancer cells, might through promoting apoptosis in a mitochondria-mediated way.