The herbs of Rauvolfia verticillata.

Norsanguinarine has antifungal activity, it exhibits 100 % inhibition of A. brassicicola and C. maculans at 1000 ppm whereas. It shows significant cytotoxic activities (ED (50) values < 4 microg/ml) against P-388, KB16, A549, and HT-29 cell lines.

Swertianine 是一种羟基氧杂蒽酮，能从全株獐牙菜中分离得到。Swertianine 抑制脂质过氧化，清除 DPPH 和超氧自由基，具有抗氧化活性。Swertianine 还抑制 γ 射线诱导的 pBR322 DNA 损伤，具有保护作用。