The use of costic acid and other components from the plant Dittrichia viscosa (Greek: aconiza) and related species for the preparation of acaricidal products used against the acari Varroa destructor as parasite of the honey bee.

Liriopesides B exhibited potential anticancer activity against human ovarian cancer A2780 cells.

FM1-43 is a highly lipophilic, water-soluble styrene dye that acts as an osmotic blocker of hair cell mechanical transducer channels and can be used to study neuropeptide granule dynamics and cytotoxicity.