Hederagenin 28-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl ester, a triterpenoid saponin isolated from Ilex cornuta, exhibits protective effects against H2O2-induced myocardial cell injury.

Grandifloroside shows good antioxidative and potent anti-inflammatory activities, it also exhibits potent inhibitory activity against TNF-α and 5α-reductase, suggests that it might be developed as a source of potent anti-oxidative and anti-inflammatory agents and therapeutic agent for benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH).

Spleen tyrosine kinase (Syk) is a non-receptor tyrosine kinase that, upon phosphorylation, binds to immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motifs of FcRγ chains and mediates downstream signaling related to platelet function and inflammation.