JI130 is able to impair the ability of Hes1 to repress transcription. JI130 treatment significantly reduced tumor volume in a murine pancreatic tumor xenograft model.

The use of costic acid and other components from the plant Dittrichia viscosa (Greek: aconiza) and related species for the preparation of acaricidal products used against the acari Varroa destructor as parasite of the honey bee.

Tormentic acid is a natural product. It has anticancer, anti-inflammatory, anti-atherogenic , anti-allodynic, and hepatoprotective properties.