Dextrothyroxine could lower cholesterol and also increases hepatic lipase which in turn improves utilization of triglycerides, leading to improve apolipoprotein E cholesterol particles.

(-)-Lyoniresinol has antioxidant activity.

Sanggenol L shows higher cytotoxicity against human oral tumor cell lines (HSC-2 and HSG) than against normal human gingival fibroblasts (HGF), it induces apoptosis via caspase activation and inhibition of NF-κB/IκBα± phosphorylation as a potent chemotherapeutic agent for ovarian cancers.