Steppogenin exhibits significant tyrosinase inhibition activity, ;it also shows strong mushroom tyrosinase inhibitory activity with IC(50) values lower than 50 microM, more potent than kojic acid (IC(50) = 71.6 microM), a well-known tyrosinase inhibitor.

Substance P 1-7 is the major bioactive metabolite formed after proteolytic degradation of the tachykinin substance P (SP)with anti-inflammatory anti-nociceptive and anti-hyperalgesic effects.

1,6,8-trihydroxy-2,7-dimethoxy-3- methylanthraquinone