Zedoarondiol has anti-inflammatory activity, inhibits iNOS, COX-2, and pro-inflammatory cytokine expressions by suppressing the phosphorylations of IKK and MAPKs, and by subsequently inactivating the NF-kappaB pathway.

Cassiaside B2 is an inhibitor of protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B) and human monoamine oxidase A (hMAO-A).Cassiaside B2 is an agonist of the 5-HT2C receptor with anti-allergic activity.Cassiaside B2 is one of the active ingredients in the naphthylpyrone reference extract (NRE).

Rehmannioside B is a desacyl derivative of Picrorhizaoside B, which can be isolated from the methanol extract of the rhizomes of Picrorhiza kurroa Royle ex Benth. (Plantaginaceae).