Xanthohumol has anti-hepatitis C virus, anti-carcinogenic, free radical-scavenging, and anti-inflammatory activities, it can inhibit HIV-1 induced cytopathic effects, the production of viral p24 antigen and reverse transcriptase in C8166 lymphocytes at non-cytotoxic concentration.

Evodol may as an anti-inflammatory agent or lead compound, it shows inhibitory activity on nitric oxide (NO) production in lipopolysaccharide -activated RAW264.7 macrophages.

L-Fucitol is a galactitol analogue isolated from Myristica fragrans (Nutmeg), inhibits galactitol-positive strains of Escherichia coli K12.