ortho-Hydroxyphenylacetic acid (2-hydroxybenzeneacetic acid) can be found in a number of food items such as natal plum lemon verbena half-highbush blueberry and parsley which makes ortho-hydroxyphenylacetic acid a potential biomarker for the consumption of these food products. ortho-Hydroxyphenylacetic acid can be found primarily in blood feces and urine.

Lepidiline A (Macaline A) is a flavonoid lignin with anti-inflammatory activity. Lepidiline A showed cytotoxic activity against HL-60 cells with IC50 of 32.3 μM.

Kakuol has antifungal activity, it can completely inhibit the mycelial growth of Botrytis cinerea Pers ex Fr and Cladosporium cucumerinum Ellis & Arthur at 5 microg ml(-1) and 3 microg ml(-1), respectively.