3,3′-Bisdemethylpinoresinol, lignin, is a nature product and has MMP-1 inhibitory activity in UVA-irradiated human dermal fibroblasts. 3,3′-Bisdemethylpinoresinol can be isolated from the seeds of Morinda citrifolia.

(-)-Hinesol (Hinesol) is a potent anticancer agent. (-)-Hinesol induces apoptosis and cell cycle arrest at G0/G1 phase. (-)-Hinesol downregulates MEK/ERK pathway and NF-κB pathway and mediates theexpression of cyclin D1, Bax and Bcl-2. (-)-Hinesol has the potential for the research of non–small cell lung cancer.

Unifiram is a cognition-enhancer. Unifiram induces a long-lasting increase in the amplitude of field excitatory postsynaptic potentials (fEPSPs) in the rat hippocampal CA1 region (EC50= 27 nM) and increases acetylcholine (ACh) release in the rat cerebral cortex.