Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH) (18-39) is known as the Corticotropin-like Intermediate Lobe Peptide. It stimulates insulin secretion as well as amylase and protein secretion in a dose-dependent manner similar to those of secretin and carbamylcholine.

Daphnoretin has anticancer effects on leukemia, osteosarcoma and uterine cervix cancer cells, might through promoting apoptosis in a mitochondria-mediated way.

Solafuranone possess cytotoxic activity against human cancer cell lines at concentrations up to 30 μM.