(-)-Verbenone is an important component of the essential oil from rosemary. It is also an insect pheromone with a spicy odor and camphoraceous fragrance.

1-phenylprop-2-en-1-ol is a compound used as a molecular building block.

Kurarinone, a flavanoid derived from shrub Sophora flavescens,Kurarinone exhibits anti-tumor, estrogenic, and anti-inflammatory activities, it also shows strong inhibitory effect on immune responses.?Kurarinone may ameliorate chronic inflammatory skin diseases through the suppression of pathogenic CD4(+) T-cell differentiation and the overall immune response.