Demethoxydeacetoxypseudolaric acid B's the metabolic reaction of TDA in vivo is mainly occurred in blood and contributes to be the hydrolysis of plasma esterase to ester bond, as well as the glucosylation reaction.

Atosiban is an inhibitor of the hormones oxytocin and vasopressin. It is used as an intravenous medication as a labour repressant (tocolytic) to halt premature labor. Atosiban inhibits the oxytocin-mediated release of inositol trisphosphate from the myometrial cell membrane.

3-(β-D-Glucopyranosyloxy)-1,6-dihydroxy-2-methyl-9,10-anthracenedione, also known as an anthraquinone, has been specifically extracted from Rubia cordifolia.