8β,9α-Dihydroxylindan-4(5),7(11)-dien-8alpha,12-olide (compound 3), a sesquiterpene, has anti-LIMK1 activity. 8β,9α-Dihydroxylindan-4(5),7(11)-dien-8alpha,12-olide has inhibitory property on cell motility.

Hydroxy-β-sanshool is a pungent compound obtained from Zanthoxylum piperitum.

Epimagnolin A is a lignan obtained from the flower buds of Magnolia fargesii, which is traditionally used in Asian medicine for treating headache and nasal congestion.?A herbal compound fargesin obtained from M. fargesii, has exerted anti-inflammatory effects in human monocytic THP-1 cells in the previous study.?it was demonstrated that epimagnolin A reduced phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate (PMA)-induced IL-6 promoter activity and IL-6 production in human monocytic THP-1 cells.?