Forbesione exhibits anti-HIV-1 activity. Forbesione also has antitumor effects, it combined with 5-FU strongly induced apoptosis in Ham-1 cells.

Crassicauline A is a diterpene alkaloid with formula C35H49NO10 that is isolated from several Aconitum species. It has a role as a xenobiotic, a plant metabolite and a human urinary metabolite. It is a diterpene alkaloid, a tertiary alcohol, an aromatic ether, a bridged compound, a benzoate ester, an organic heteropolycyclic compound, a polyether, an acetate ester and a tertiary amino compound. It derives from a hydride of an aconitane. Crassicauline A, a diterpenoid alkaloid in Aconitum herbs, is an analgesic drug clinically used in China. Crassicauline A possesses feeding deterrent activity against T. castaneum adults, with the EC(50) value of 1134.5 ppm.