Isorhyncophylline and rhyncophylline can directly inhibit the contractile responses induced by several agonists in small blood vessels of rat, they also can inhibit the hypertensive effect of angiotensin Ⅱ.

Moreollic acid has moderate antibacterial activity against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus with an MIC of 25 microg/ml.

Methyl nomilinate from citrus can modulate cell cycle regulators to induce cytotoxicity in human colon cancer (SW480) cells in vitro.