Acetylepipodophyllotoxin has insecticidal activity.

In order to isolate other insecticidal podophyllotoxin compounds from the berries of Sabina vulgaris Ant.,six podophyllotoxin compounds were isolated by tracing with insecticidal activity. They were identified as acetyl picropodophyllotoxin,deoxypicropodophyllotoxin, Acetylepipodophyllotoxin,podophyllotoxin,deoxypodophyllotoxin and picropodophyllotoxin.The antifeeding activities against the 3rd-instar larve of Mythimna separate W.and the toxic activities against the 4th-instar larvae of Pieris rapae L.and the 3rd-instar larve of Plutella xylostella L.were tested by leaf-disk method and leaf-dipping method,respectively.