Algestone acetophenide 是一种黄体酮药物。Algestone acetophenide 能与雌激素联合使用，作为一种长效注射避孕药。

桦木醛对酵母菌和α-葡萄糖苷酶有抑制作用。

3-Hydroxybakuchiol exerts cytotoxic and anti-proliferative effects on the TA3/Ha mouse mammary adenocarcinoma cell line and induces a decrease in the mitochondrial transmembrane potential, the activation of caspase-3, the opening of the mitochondrial permeability transport pore (MPTP) and nuclear DNA fragmentation.3-Hydroxybakuchiol has antitumor activity resulting from interactions with the ETC, a system that is already deficient in cancer cells.