Arg-Gly-Asp-Ser (TFA) is an integrin binding sequence that inhibits integrin receptor function.

Oxyphyllacinol has antidiarrheal activity.Oxyphyllacinol has been shown to treat dementia. Oxyphyllacinol was isolated from the S. nodiflora water fraction, while the S. nodiflora water fraction has been shown to have antioxidant and anti-aging activities, inducing mitochondrial activity and increasing ctt1 gene expression by regulating stress tolerance response.

Exherin (ADH-1) is a small, cyclic pentapeptide vascular-targeting agent with potential antineoplastic and antiangiogenic activities.