Kushenol C is a good 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) scavenger, and it exhibits inhibitory activity against Sodium-dependent glucose cotransporter 2(SGLT2).

Glu-urea-Lys is a molecular scaffold that targets PSMA and can be used as a prostate cancer imaging agent to study prostate-specific membrane antigens.

Caffeoylcalleryanin exerted strong 15-LOX inhibitory activity; IC50 values was 1.59 μM.A. pulchra leaves ethanol extract (EEAPL) affords compounds with antiviral activity, mainly against DENV-2. respectively, while Caffeoylcalleryanin was the most effective anti-DENV-2 constituent, with a SI of 20.0.