Licochalcone A is an estrogenic flavanoid extracted from licorice root, showing antimalarial, antileishmanial, anticancer, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and antiviral activities. It could be a promising strategy in treating osteoporotic weight-bearing bones fractures with defects, and be a useful compound for the development of antibacterial agents for the preservation of foods containing high concentrations of salts and proteases, in which cationic peptides might be less effective.

Praeruptorin B has significant important phase II drug-metabolizing enzymes uridine 5'-diphospho-glucuronosyltransferase (UGTs) isoforms inhibition activity. Praeruptorin B and praeruptorin A have LC 50 values of 34.5 and121.2 ug/ml, respectively, in Artemia salina test .