Isololiolide has phytotoxicity, it inhibited seedling growth of cress and barnyard grass. It also showed in vitro activity against both trypomastigote and intracellular amastigotes of Trypanosoma cruzi, with IC50 values of 32 μM and 40 μM, respectively.

Broxaldine 是一种具有抗原虫活性的小分子化合物。

Cucurbitacin IIa 2-O-β-D-glucoside 是一种糖苷类葫芦素，能够从 Hemsleya 属（葫芦科）中分离得到。Hemsleya 的提取物有潜力用于支气管炎、细菌性痢疾和肺结核的研究。