Echinocystic acid (EA), a natural triterpone enriched in various herbs, shows a range of pharmacological activities including anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects.
Phloracetophenone (1-(2,4,6-Trihydroxyphenyl)ethanone) has antiobesity and hypolipidemic effects, may be partly mediated by delaying the intestinal absorption of dietary fat by inhibiting pancreatic lipase activity.