Dipsacoside B is a major bioactive saponin isolated and purified from the flowerbuds of Lonicera confusa DC..

Asperosaponin VI, a natural product isolated and purified from the root of Dipsacus asperoides, may exert apoptosis-inducing activity via induction of apoptosis through activation chiefly via the nitric oxide and apoptosis-related p53 and Bax gene expression.