Torachrysone shows promising antioxidant activity. Torachrysone, toralactone , aloe-emodin, rhein and emodin show noticeable antibacterial effects on four strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus with a minimum inhibitory concentration of 2-
4-Chlorocinnamic acid is a photosensitive compound. 2-Chlorocinnamic acid and 4-chlorocinnamic acid show potent urease inhibitory activities with the respective IC50 values of 0.66 and 1.10 uM.