Pachymic acid

Pachymic acid is a naturally occurring steroid that can be extracted from the parasitic fungus "Wolfiporia extensa" (synonym "Wolfiporia cocos"). The dried sclerotia of the fungus is used as a traditional Chinese medicine, and pachymic acid is thought to be the principal bioactive component of it.
Effects.
Pachymic acid is known to inhibit the Epstein-Barr virus and to inhibit the snake venom phospholipase A2. It also has antitumor and anti-inflammatory properties.