Methyl protodioscin potentially increase HDL cholesterol while reducing LDL cholesterol and triglycerides. Methyl protodioscin has antitumor property.

Juncusol shows anxiolytic and sedative activities, it shows anxiolytic activity at dosages of 10 mg/kg; it can induce caspase-3-mediated cytotoxicity in HT22 cells. Juncusol has anti-microbial activity, it shows significant activity against MRSA strains.

3-Bromopyruvic acid is a hexokinase II inhibitor with Ki of 2.4 mM for glycolysis/hexokinase inhibition. It is inhibitor of tumour cell energy metabolism and chemopotentiator of platinum drugs.