Floramanoside C shows 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl scavenging and aldose reductase inhibitory activities.

(3R,5R)-1-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-7-phenyl-3,5-heptanediol is an antiemetic found in Alpinia officinarum that significantly inhibits copper sulfate-induced emesis in young chicks (with an inhibition rate of 50.9% at a dose of 20 mg/kg and 37.7% at a dose of 50 mg/kg).

Florfenicol is a fluorinated synthetic analog of thiamphenicol.