α-Spinasterol-3-O-β-D-glucoside is a sterol glucoside that can be isolated from the seeds of Momordica cochinchinensis.

Isocarlinoside, L-malic acid, trans-aconitic acid, (+)-isocitric acid , 5-O-caffeoylquinic acid, 4-O-caffeoylquinic acid, 2"-O-rhamnosylisoorientin, and 7-O-(2"-O-glucuronosyl)glucuronosyltricin showed high antifeeding activity against brown planthopper only when they were combined.

Sauchinone is a useful adjunctive treatment for bacterial infection. Sauchinone, an active lignan found in Saururus chinensis, to regulate the activation of HSCs, to prevent liver fibrosis, and to inhibit oxidative stress in vivo and in vitro.