Tessaric acid has antifeedant and allelochemical effects. Tessaric acid derivatives induce G/M cell cycle arrest in human solid tumor cell lines.

Rhaponticin 2''-O-gallate showed inhibitory activity of NO production in lipopolysaccharide-activated macrophages, (IC50 = 11-69 microM).

Rebaudioside A 是一种新型药物糖苷包合物，作为 α-葡萄糖苷酶抑制剂。