Cucurbitacin E is a widely available plant-derived natural product, making it a useful tool to study actin dynamics in cells and actin-based processes such as cytokinesis.

Cucurbitacin IIb is a natural product isolated and purified from the rhizomes of Hemsleya amabilis Diels.

Cucurbitacin IIa is a triterpene isolated from Hemsleya amalils Diels, induces apoptosis of cancer cells, reduces expression of survivin, reduces phospho-Histone H3 and increases cleaved PARP in cancer cells[1].

Chikusetsusaponin IVa a major active ingredient of triterpenoid saponins isolated and purified from the herbs of Hemsleya amabilis Diels,, exerts antithrombotic effects, including minor hemorrhagic events.