Lappaol A has antioxidant and antiaging properties, it may promote the C. elegans longevity and stress resistance through a JNK-1-DAF-16 cascade. Lappaol A also has potential chemosensitizing activity, it may be candidates for developing novel adjuvant anticancer agents.

4-Hydroxybenzoic acid is a monohydroxybenzoic acid, a phenolic derivative of benzoic acid. It is a white crystalline solid that is slightly soluble in water and chloroform but more soluble in polar organic solvents such as alcohols and acetone.

Crilvastatin (PMD 387) is a novel, non-competitive hydroxymethylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitor with cholesterol-lowering activity, inhibiting cholesterol uptake in rats with hereditary hypercholesterolemia.