Oxyphyllacinol has antidiarrheal activity.Oxyphyllacinol has been shown to treat dementia. Oxyphyllacinol was isolated from the S. nodiflora water fraction, while the S. nodiflora water fraction has been shown to have antioxidant and anti-aging activities, inducing mitochondrial activity and increasing ctt1 gene expression by regulating stress tolerance response.

(2R,3S,11bS)-9,10-dimethoxy-3-(2-methylpropyl)-1H,2H,3H,4H,6H,7H,11bH-pyrido[2,1-a]isoquinolin-2-ol is an impurity of Tetrabenazine, which is a VMAT inhibitor used in the treatment of hyperkinetic movement disorder.

1,2-dimyristoyl-sn-glycerol is able to increase AChE activity by 35-40% at concentrations of 25 micrograms/ml in the parasite S. mansoni..