Raspberry ketone prevents and improves obesity and fatty liver by increasing norepinephrine-induced lipolysis in white adipocytes, it also can increase the fatty acid oxidation and suppressed lipid accumulation in 3T3-L1 adipocytes. Raspberry ketone has anti-melanogenic activity, it could be used to treat hyperpigmentation. Raspberry ketone enhances the differentiation of C3H10T1/2 stem cells into osteoblasts, and it may promote bone formation by an action unrelated to adipocyte differentiation. Raspberry ketone is a ketone that is 4-phenylbutan-2-one in which the phenyl ring is substituted at position 4 by a hydroxy group. It is found in a variety of fruits including raspberries, blackberries and cranberries, and is used in perfumery and cosmetics. It has a role as a metabolite, an androgen antagonist, a flavouring agent, a fragrance, a hepatoprotective agent and a cosmetic. It is a member of phenols and a methyl ketone.

Damulin A and Damulin B as potential activators of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) from Gynostemma pentaphyllum, which may contribute to beneficial effect of G. pentaphyllum on glucose and lipid metabolism.

Cedrol shows antifungal activity against the fungus Botrytis cinerea , it has the potential of becoming a new hair growth promoter. Cedrol has sedative effects, it induces autophagy and apoptotic cell death in A549 non-small cell lung carcinoma cells through the P13K/Akt signaling pathway, the loss of mitochondrial transmembrane potential and the generation of ROS. Cedrol is a potent competitive inhibitor of CYP2B6-mediated bupropion hydroxylase with the inhibition constant (Ki) value of 0.9, μM, it also markedly inhibited CYP3A4-mediated midazolam hydroxylation with a Ki value of 3.4 μM. Cedrol is a tertiary alcohol and a cedrane sesquiterpenoid.