1-(3,4-Dimethoxyphenyl)propane-1,2-diol is a natural product isolated and purified from the herbs of Chloranthus elatior.

Shizukaol C, a natural product isolated and purified from the herbs of Chloranthus japonicus, has anti-HIV-1 activity, shows anti-HIV-1 replication activities in both wild-type HIV-1 and two NNRTIs-resistant strains, and has significant cytotoxicities against C8166 cells.

7-Hydroxy-5,8-dimethoxyflavanone is a natural product isolated and purified from the herbs of Chloranthus spicatus.

Isofuranodiene, a natural product isolated and purified from the herbs of Chloranthus spicatus, has anticancer activity, by inhibiting the proliferation and inducing apoptosis in cancer cells, protects GalN/LPS-induced liver injury in SD rats, it may be a potential functional food ingredient for the prevention and treatment of liver diseases and can induce apoptosis in colon cancer cells in a time and concentration-dependent manner suggesting a potential role as models for the development of chemopreventive agents.