2-Hydroxy-3-methoxybenzoic acid glucose ester shows a potent antagonistic activity against platelet activating factor (PAF), it can prevent the mice from the PAF-induced death at a dose of 300 micrograms mouse.
Gentiside B is a potent inducer of neurite outgrowth on PC12 cells, it shows a significant neuritogenic activity at 30 microM against PC12 cells that is comparable to that seen for the best nerve growth factor (NGF) concentration of 40 ng mL.
1-Hydroxy-2,3,4,7-tetramethoxy-xanthone has vasodilatory action, causing vasodilation in the coronary artery pre-contracted with 1 μM 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT), with an EC 50 value of 6.6±1.4 μM.