Jacoline, jaconine, jacobine, and jacozine, the hepatotoxic alkaloids, are potentially carcinogenic, mutagenic, and teratogenic and may pose health hazards to the human consumer.

Isosalipurposide, a chalcone compound, exerts a cytoprotective effect against oxidative injury via Nrf2 activation.

7,2',4'-Trihydroxy-5-methoxy-3-arylcoumarin shows activity in inhibiting prostate specific antigen (PSA) secreted from androgen dependent prostate cancer cell line, LNCaP cells.