Zederone has anti-bacterial activity,it inhibits gram-positive bacteria activity. Zederone induces hepatotoxicity implicated the induction of Cyps, which leads to the formation of biological reactive metabolites and that cause the oxidative stress and liver cell injuries.

Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-3 (Rigin) is a synthetic peptide, corrspending to 341-344 amino acid sequence of IgG human H-chain, with phagocytosis stimulating activity.Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-3 stimulates expression of GCP-2 (Granulocyte Chemotactic Protein), which is a chemotactic protein that can recruit cells involved in the preparation and cleansing of the site, to damaged areas.

Procyanidin B5 is an antioxidant derived from hawthorn with antimicrobial and antitumor activity and can be used to study infections.