Cycloartenol (Handianol) is a plant sterol compound found widely in plants with anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor, antioxidant, and antibacterial properties. It inhibits glioma cell migration and p38 MAPK phosphorylation, and is used in plant growth and development studies.
Tangshenoside I is a natural product isolated from Codonopsis pilosula, which may be related to the its hematopoietic and immune functions and has a weak α-glucosidase inhibitory activity.