Marmin have anti-ulcer effects, which are ascribed primarily to the maintenance of the mucosal barrier integrity and inhibition of gastric motor activity and secondarily due to the prevention of the effects of endogenous acetylcholine and histamine.

醉鱼草皂苷IVb(200 uM)可使凝血酶时间(TT)缩短20.6%，提示其具有止血功效。

乙醇醛二聚体是乙醇醛的衍生物，乙醇醛是多种重要化合物的前体分子，包括氨基酸甘氨酸和甲糖反应。