Cajanin has potential hypolipidemic effects,possibly via up-regulating the ABCA1 protein expression,subsequently resulting in increased macrophage cholesterol efflux and RCT, it can significantly improve basal glucose uptake in HepG2 cells, its improving effect is concentration dependent, it exhibits effects stronger than that of rosiglitazone, which has been used as an antidiabetic drug.

Daphylloside, and asperuloside can be suggested as endoplasmic reticulum stress regulators.

Orchidble (Compound 9) is a kind of phenanthrene compound which can be isolated from the roots of Bletilla ochracea.