Dictamnine shows anticholinesterase anti-inflammatory mutagenic and has antimicrobial activity against bacteria and fungi. It has the ability to exert cytotoxicity in human cervix colon and oral carcinoma cells.

Thalrugosaminine is a benzylisoquinoline alkaloid isolated from the roots of Thalictrum minus. Thalrugosaminine shows good antibacterial activity with MIC values of 64-128 μg/ml.

Niranthin is a potent anti-leishmanial agent, inhibits the relaxation activity of heterodimeric type IB topoisomerase of L. donovani and acts as a non-competitive inhibitor interacting with both subunits of the enzyme. Niranthin also exhibits anti-hepatitis B virus, antiinflammatory and antiallodynic actions.