Taraxasterol (Taraxasterin) is compound with anti-inflammatory activity.

Taraxeryl acetate shows the significant antiviral activity against herpes simplex virus (type II). It has less effect on cell cycle arrest and apoptosis of AGS cells than taraxerol. A. roxburghiana has antidiabetic activity, could be attributed due to PTP

Desacetylmatricarin has anti-allergic property, it shows a potent inhibitory activity upon the beta-hexosaminidase release from RBL-2H3 cells in a dose-dependent manner and the IC50 of 7.5 microM.

Taraxerone has allelopathic and antifungal effects.Taraxerone prevents catalase, superoxide dismutase, and reduces glutathione concentrations from the decrease induced by ethanol administration with the concentration dependent manner.

Pseudotaraxasterol exhibits cytotoxic activity against MOLT-4 cells.

Dihydroconiferyl alcohol exhibits cytoprotective activity in cultured MCF-7 cells stressed by H2O2.