Ethylvanillin is a flavorant, about three times as potent as vanillin and is used in the production of chocolate.

DPC is an antitumor compound that inhibits cancer cell proliferation with an IC50 of 0.007-0.096 μM.DPC is involved in a variety of anticancer therapies and can be used in cancer research.

5'''-O-Feruloyl complanatoside B is isolated from Astragali Semen, the seeds of?Astragalus?Complanatus. Semen Astragali Complanati (SAC) include fatty acids, amino acids, polysaccharides, flavonoids, triterpene glycosides and trace elements; have been reported to involve in chronic diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes mellitus and cancers.