Cirsimaritin has antibacterial, anti- inflammation, anti-tumor, antioxidant, renal protection and so on, it has potential use in patients with congestive heart failure, it can mitigate cardiac remodeling and left ventricular dysfunction through augmenting myocardial autophagy and decreasing matrix metalloproteinase-2&9 activities. Cirsimaritin inhibits the growth of tumor cells and induced mitochondrial apoptosis in human gallbladder carcinoma cell line (GBC-SD), it triggers endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and down-regulates the phosphorylation of Akt. Cirsimaritin increases tyrosinase activity and melanin content in murine B16F10 melanoma cells by activation of CREB as well as upregulation of MITF and tyrosinase expression in a dose-dependent manner;support the putative application of cirsimaritin in ultraviolet photoprotection and hair coloration treatments. Cirsimaritin is a dimethoxyflavone that is flavone substituted by methoxy groups at positions 6 and 7 and hydroxy groups at positions 5 and 4' respectively. It is a dimethoxyflavone and a dihydroxyflavone. It is functionally related to a flavone.

Palmatine shows significant antidepressant-like, anti-hyperlipidemia, hepatoprotective, and antioxidant effects, it inhibited MAO-A, I(K) and I(CRAC) activity, and activated the AhR-CYP1A pathway. Palmatine shows the strong toxic action on T. thermophila BF5 growth, it is toxic to insects and vertebrates and inhibited the multiplication of bacteria, fungi and viruses, it is active at the alpha 2-receptor ( IC50 of 956 nM). Palmatine is a berberine alkaloid and an organic heterotetracyclic compound. It has a role as a plant metabolite.