麝香酮可以诱导癌细胞的生长抑制和凋亡。麝香酮可增加谷胱甘肽 S-转移酶的活性，因此可能被证明是有用的癌症化学保护剂。

Acetylsulfamerazine (N-Acetylsulfamerazine) is a secondary metabolite of sulphamethazine, which has a slight inhibitory effect on cellulose digestion and rumen endocrine activity, and has anti-microbial activity.

Siegesmethyletheric acid 是从 Siegesbeckia orientalis L. (菊科) 的乙酸乙酯馏分中分离出的。