Periplocin is a cardiotonic steroid isolated from Periploca forrestii. Periplocin promotes tumor cell apoptosis and inhibits tumor growth. Periplocin has the potential to facilitate wound healing through the activation of Src/ERK and PI3K/Akt pathways mediated by Na/K-ATPase .

Periplocymarin, a cardiac glycoside, has potential anti-cancer activity.

Tenacissoside H is a Chinese medicine monomer extracted, isolated from Caulis Marsdeniae Tenacissimae.

Diosgenin glucoside is a natural product isolated and purified from the roots of Trillium tschonoskii Maxim., which may be of use in the management of hypercholesterolemia and atherosclerosis.

Polyphyllin D, a natural product isolated and purified from the rhizomes of Paris yunnanensis Franch. with anti-angiongenic, toxic and anti-cancer effects, induces apoptosis via the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway as evidenced by decreased Bcl-2 expression levels, disruption of MMP and increased Bax, cytochrome C and cleaved-caspase-3 levels.

Polyphyllin VI, a natural product isolated and purified from the rhizomes of Paris yunnanensis Franch. with hemostasis, expectorant, bacteriostasis, anticytotoxic, anti-pregnancy and sperm-killing effects.

Polyphyllin H is a natural product isolated and purified from the rhizomes of Paris yunnanensis Franch..

Prosapogenin A, a natural product isolated and purified from the roots of Ophiopogon japonicus with anti-obesity and immunomodulating effect, exhibits cytotoxic activity against the cancer cell line K562 in vitro.

Oleandrin, a natural product isolated and purified from the herbs of Nerium oleander L., inhibits the activity of NF-κB in various cultured cell lines (U937, CaOV3, human epithelial cells and T cells) as well as it induces programmed cell death in PC3 cell line culture.

Guggulsterone is a plant sterol derived from the gum resin of the tree Commiphora wightii. Guggulsterone inhibits the growth of a wide variety of tumor cells and induces apoptosis through down regulation of antiapoptotic gene products (IAP1, xIAP, Bfl-1/A1, Bcl-2, cFLIP and survivin), modulation of cell cycle proteins (cyclin D1 and c-Myc), activation of caspases and JNK, inhibition of Akt. Guggulsterone, a farnesoid X receptor (FXR) antagonist, decreases CDCA-induced FXR activation with IC50s of 17 and 15 μM for Z- and E-Guggulsterone, respectively.

Cyasterone is an inhibitor of EGFR that maybe a promising anti-cancer agent espcially in skin carcinoma.

Asiatic acid is a pentacyclic triterpene isolated from a variety of plants, commonly used in wound healing by increasing collagen production.

Cerevisterol, a natural cytotoxic steroid isolated and purified from the fruit body of Ganoderma lucidum, can inhibit the activity of DNA polymerase alpha and stimulate NGF-mediated neurite outgrowth on PC12 cells.

Deoxycholic Acid is a proinflammatory agent and used in a study to investigate dose-dependent anti-inflammatory effect of ursodeoxycholic acid in experimental colitis.