Penduletin has anti-inflammatory,anti-tumor cells, and anti-bacterical activities,it inhibits growth of the Gram-negative pathogen neisseria gonorrhoeae. Penduletin has strong activity in vitro against EV71 with low cytotoxicity.
Pterodondiol has moderate activity against bacteria including Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacillus subtilis, Mycobacteium phlei and Bacillus circulans.